Deadspin | ATP roundup: Carlos Alcaraz charges into Doha quarterfinals

High-seeded Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz ushered himself into the quarterfinals of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open with a straight-set romp towards France’s Valentin Royer 6-2, 7-5 within the spherical of 16 Wednesday in Doha.

Alcaraz had a clear first set, saving the 2 break factors he confronted whereas breaking Royer twice. Royer jumped forward 5-2 within the second set, however Alcaraz received 21 of the ultimate 27 factors of the match to storm again and seal the win.

Second-seeded Jannik Sinner additionally superior with a 6-3, 7-5 win over Australia’s Alexei Popyrin. The Italian has but to face a break level in his two matches. Fourth-seeded Daniil Medvedev fell to Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-3, 6-4 within the lone upset of the day.

Fifth-seeded Andrey Rublev, sixth-seeded Jakub Mensik, seventh-seeded Karen Khachanov, eighth-seeded Jiri Lehecka and Arthur Fils superior as properly, with all however Khachanov profitable in straight units.

Delray Seashore Open

Hong Kong qualifier Coleman Wong upset seventh-seeded American Brandon Nakashima in straight units 6-4, 7-6 (4) within the spherical of 16 at Delray Seashore, Fla.

Wong was lights out on his first serve, changing 32 of 38 pictures (84 %) and solely dropping his serve as soon as. Wong will face off towards third-seeded Flavio Cobolli within the quarterfinals after the Italian took down France’s Terence Atmane 7-5, 6-4.

Norway’s second-seeded Caper Rudd fought again to oust American Marcos Giron 4-6, 7-6 (6), 6-4. Rudd rattlted house 20 aces and saved all three break factors he confronted after dropping the primary set. In an All-American tilt, Sebastian Korda took down Alex Michelsen 6-3, 7-6 (6) as Korda transformed 4 of his 13 break-point alternatives.

Rio Open

Argentina’s Thiago Agustin Tirante upset fellow countryman and top-seed Francisco Cerundolo 6-2, 3-1 after Cerundolo retired in the course of the second set attributable to a again damage throughout the spherical of 16 in Rio de Janeiro.

Tirante was dominating with seven aces and breaking thrice earlier than Cerundolo was compelled to tug out of the match. Tirante will face Chile’s Alejandro Tabilo, who battled again to take down Italian Francesco Passaro 4-6, 7-6 (0), 6-2.

Juan Manuel Cerundolo, older brother of Francisco, defeated Yannick Hanfmann 6-4, 6-7 (1), 6-4, whereas Czech Republic’s Vit Kopriva took down Argentine Roman Andres Burruchaga in straight units 6-3, 6-1 to additionally advance to the quarterfinals.

–Discipline Degree Media