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Italian Open 2025: Carlos Alcaraz beats Jack Draper to reach semifinals
Italian Open 2025: Alcaraz is set to be in the draw opposite world No. 1 Jannik Sinner at the clay major. With his tour-leading 28th win of 2025, Alcaraz reached the Rome semifinals for the first time in his second appearance. His opponent there will be either defending champion and second seed Zverev or home favorite Lorenzo Musetti.
Carlos Alcaraz continued his roller-coaster ride in Rome and reached the semifinals of the Internazionali BNL d’Italia by beating Jack Draper in straight sets on Wednesday. The Spaniard defeated Draper 6-4, 6-4 at the clay ATP Masters 1000. Alcaraz returned from 2-4 down to win the first set on the Campo Central. He then lost an early break lead in the second set but held on to win the quarterfinal in a match that lasted one hour, 38 minutes.
As well as staying on track for his second Masters 1000 trophy of the year (after Monte-Carlo), Alcaraz's win against Draper ensured he would move ahead of Alexander Zverev to No. 2 in the ATP rankings on Monday. It will also secure the 22-year-old a spot as the second seed for the upcoming Roland Garros, where he is the defending champion.
Being the second seed, Alcaraz will face world No. 1 Jannik Sinner in the draw for the clay major. In his second visit, he gets to the Rome semifinal for the first time with his tour-leading 28th win for 2025. Waiting for him in the semifinal is either defending champion and second seed Zverev or hometown favourite Lorenzo Musetti.
