ATP roundup: Carlos Alcaraz reaches Hamburg quarterfinals
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 [July 22, 2022] No.
1 seed Carlos Alcaraz of Spain advanced to the quarterfinals of the
Hamburg European Open with a 7-6 (4), 6-3 victory against Serbia's
Filip Krajinovic on Thursday.
Trailing 5-4 in the opening set, Alcaraz fought off four set points
to break Krajinovic's serve. He also reeled off five straight points
after falling behind 4-2 in the tiebreak. Alcaraz improved to 22-2
on clay this season.
Argentina's Francisco Cerundolo upset No. 2 seed Andrey Rublev of
Russia 6-4, 6-2. No. 7 Karen Khachanov of Russia set up a meeting
with Alcaraz by defeating Italy's Fabio Fognini 6-3, 7-5. Russia's
Aslan Karatsev outlasted Colombia's Daniel Elahi Galan 3-6, 6-3,
6-4.
Swiss Open
Playing in his first match since June 19, No. 2 seed Matteo
Berrettini of Italy moved into the quarterfinals in Gstaad with a
6-4, 6-4 victory against Frenchman Richard Gasquet.
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Berrettini, who missed Wimbledon due to COVID-19, will put his
10-match winning streak on the line against No. 5 Pedro Martinez of
Spain, a 7-5, 4-6, 6-2 winner against Sweden's Elias Ymer.
Top seed Casper Ruud of Norway defeated Jiri Lehecka of the Czech
Republic 6-3, 6-4. Peru's Juan Pablo Varillas knocked off No. 3
Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain 7-6 (3), 7-5. No. 4 Albert Ramos-Vinolas
of Spain survived with a 6-4, 4-6, 6-1 win against Switzerland's
Dominic Stephan Stricker. Austria's Dominic Thiem continued his
comeback with a 7-6 (6), 6-3 defeat of Argentina's Federico Delbonis.
--Field Level Media
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