World number one Carlos Alcaraz stormed into the semifinals of the Japan Open on Sunday with a commanding 6-2, 6-4 win over American Brandon Nakashima, while Danish third seed Holger Rune was sent packing by Jenson Brooksby. Alcaraz, who overcame an injury scare in his straight-sets win over Argentine Sebastian Baez in Thursday’s opener, showed…
Carlos Alcaraz showed no sign of being hampered by an ankle injury as he beat Belgium’s Zizou Bergs 6-4, 6-3 on Saturday to reach the Japan Open quarterfinals. The world number one hurt himself two days earlier in his opening match in Tokyo, crumpling to the ground before playing on with his ankle heavily strapped….
World number two Carlos Alcaraz fought off a fierce challenge from Andrey Rublev to reach the semifinals of the ATP-WTA Cincinnati Open on Friday. Spain’s Alcaraz broke Rublev in the final game of a tense duel to emerge a 6-3, 4-6, 7-5 winner and will face third-seeded Alexander Zverev, who brought the winning run of…