Alcaraz finds best to reach Barcelona Open quarters

AFP | Barcelona

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Carlos Alcaraz overcame a second set wobble to defeat Laslo Djere 6-2, 6-4 yesterday and reach the Barcelona Open quarter-finals.

The world number two stepped up a gear from his first round win over Ethan Quinn to dispatch his 80th-ranked opponent on the Catalan clay as he prepares for his French Open title defence.

Alcaraz, who triumphed at the Monte Carlo Masters last week, has had an inconsistent start to the year and in March fell at the first hurdle in the Miami Open.

Home favourite Alcaraz saved both break points he faced in a first set stroll, with Djere unable to produce a single winner, to the Spaniard’s eight.