Jack Draper's great comeback against Moutet, now he will face Alcaraz in the quarter-finals

The world number five Jack Draper produced a fine recovery with one set behind in the pre-quarterfinals of Internazionale BNL d'Italia 2025 and defeated Corentin Moutet 1-6, 6-4, 6-3. Draper will next meet Spain's Carlos Alcaraz in the quarter-finals. Both of them performed equally in the previous two matches.

Moutet approached the court against Draper following his epic battle with Holger Rune and played his best possible tennis from the beginning of the set, possibly aware that his pace couldn't be maintained for three sets. His fantastic performance denied the Briton a full response for the initial half an hour but began to see Draper slowly finding a way back.

Moutet tried to force the 5th seed to play on the run, but more often than not, Draper managed to read the variations and release the shot better. Draper took the first break of the match after a few close shots, but was immediately broken down while serving for the set at 5-3. Draper's heavy balls then forced Moutet to go on the back foot, and Draper broke once again to make it a decider. At 4-3 in the last set, Draper broke, and this time he did not let the opportunity slip from his hands.

Draper and Alcaraz have already clashed twice this season, with the Spaniard winning their match in Melbourne after the Briton was forced to retire and Draper taking revenge in Indian Wells. This will be the first time they face each other on clay.