PARIS : World number one Carlos Alcaraz bulldozed his way into the French Open quarter-finals with an awe-inspiring 6-3 6-2 6-2 crushing of Italian Lorenzo Musetti on Sunday.The 20-year-old Spaniard, whose maiden run at Roland Garros ended in the last eight last year, next faces Stefanos Tsitsipas or Seba
PARIS : World number one Carlos Alcaraz bulldozed his way into the French Open quarter-finals with an awe-inspiring 6-3 6-2 6-2 crushing of Italian Lorenzo Musetti on Sunday.
On paper, Musetti had all the tools to unsettle Alcaraz - the touch, a superb backhand and a victory on clay in their only encounter. On court, however, the Italian had nothing to bother his opponent. "I had a high quality of shots, I played really aggressive and he played a complete match from the first point to the last so I'm happy to be through to the next round," said Alcaraz, watched by his coach Juan Carlos Ferrero, who lifted the Musketeers Cup 20 years ago.
Musetti won the first two games of the match but it was all downhill from there as he hit a brick wall, Alcaraz finding the best defence in all circumstances and relentlessly attacking when he saw the tightest opening.
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