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MONACO (AP) — Second-seeded Carlos Alcaraz
moved into the Monte Carlo Masters quarterfinals after beating
qualifier Daniel Altmaier 6-3, 6-1 on Thursday.
Alcaraz saved nine of the 10 break points he faced and took five
of the seven chances he had.
“Honestly it was difficult, Danny is playing great,” the
third-ranked Alcaraz said. “The score doesn’t show how difficult
it was.”
At his first clay-court tournament this season, the Spaniard has
won four straight sets for the loss of just five games since
dropping the opening set to Francisco Cerundolo in their
round-of-32 match.
Alcaraz next plays on Friday against Arthur Fils who won by an
impressive 6-2, 6-3 against 2023 champion Andrey Rublev in the
round of 16.
Fils has advanced to the quarterfinals at three straight Masters
following Indian Wells and Miami last month, and raised his
record to 14-6 this season.
Two more seeded players were upset on Thursday.
Fourth-seeded Casper Ruud lost to Alexei Popyrin 6-4, 3-6, 7-5
and fifth-seeded Jack Draper was beaten by Alejandro Davidovich
Fokina 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-4. British left-hander Draper had service
problems with 10 double faults and landed fewer than half of his
first serves.
The 42nd-ranked Davidovich, who eliminated 11th-seeded American
Ben Shelton in the first round, faces Popyrin in the
quarterfinals.
Three-time Monte Carlo champion Stefanos Tsitsipas was playing
the late match against unseeded Nuno Borges.
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