Barcelona Open: Alcaraz wins 8th consecutive match, beats De Minaur in quarter-final clash
Carlos Alcaraz beat Alex De Minaur 7-5, 6-3 on Friday afternoon. He’ll play the winner of the match between Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, the No 3 seed, and Frenchman Arthur Fils, the No 7 seed, in the next round
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Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, the top seed, defeated Australian Alex De Minaur, the No 5 seed, 7-5, 6-3 to reach the semi-finals of the Barcelona Open at Real Club de Tenis Barcelona on Friday.
Alcaraz, ranked No 2, will play the winner of the match between Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, the No 3 seed, and Frenchman Arthur Fils, the No 7 seed, next.
Ahead of his victory, the 21-year-old Spaniard won against American qualifier Ethan Quinn (6-2, 7-6 (6)) and Serb qualifier Laslo Djere (6-2, 6-4).
De Minaur, ranked No 7, beat Argentinian Tomas Martin Etcheverry (6-4, 6-4) and lucky loser Jacob Fearnley (6-1, 6-2) earlier in the tournament.
Barcelona ATP 500, other last eight results (Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, clay, EUR 2.889.200, most recent results first):
- Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Arthur Fils
- Holger Rune (6) beat Casper Ruud (2): 6-4, 6-2
- Karen Khachanov beat Alejandro Davidovich Fokina: 6-4, 7-5
