Alcaraz hits 200 ATP Tour wins as he reaches quarters in Beijing

Carlos Alcaraz racked up win No 200 on the ATP Tour – at the tender age of 21 – as he beat Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor 6-1, 6-2 to reach the quarter-finals of the China Open at the Olympic Green Tennis Center in Beijing on Sunday afternoon.

Alcaraz, ranked No 3 and seeded No 2 this week, will face Russian Karen Khachanov, the No 7 seed, next. He is the second-fastest man to reach the 200 wins mark in terms of win-loss record, beaten only by John McEnroe.

“It was a great achievement, getting my 200th win on the ATP Tour,” Alcaraz said. “I always try and wants to win every match that I played. Just two years and a half, more or less, being in the Tour, having my 200th win is great for me. I just want to keep going, to keep getting more and more wins.”

The 21-year-old Spaniard won against Frenchman Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard (6-4, 6-4) ahead of his victory.

In the previous round of the Beijing tournament, Griekspoor, ranked No 39, won against Serb Miomir Kecmanovic (6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-3).

Beijing ATP 500, other second-round results (Olympic Green Tennis Center, hard, USD 3.720.165, most recent results first):

• Andrey Rublev vs. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
• Karen Khachanov beat Francisco Cerundolo: 7-6 (4), 7-6 (9)
• Yunchaokete Bu (WC) beat Lorenzo Musetti (6): 6-2, 6-4
• Daniil Medvedev (3) beat Adrian Mannarino: 7-6 (6), 6-2
• Jannik Sinner (1) beat Roman Safiullin (LL): 3-6, 6-2, 6-3
• Jiri Lehecka beat Roberto Bautista Agut (Q): 3-6, 6-2, 6-1
• Flavio Cobolli beat Pavel Kotov (Q): 6-4, 6-2