Carlos Alcaraz advanced to the Rome Open semifinals after defeating Jack Draper, securing an impressive boost in the ATP rankings just ahead of Roland Garros.

Carlos Alcaraz won in straight sets despite a strong challenge from Jack Draper to reach the Italian Open semifinals, and Coco Gauff extended her unbeaten streak against Mirra Andreeva to also advance to the last four at the clay-court tournament Wednesday.

Carlos Alcaraz says he has recovered from the muscle injuries that forced him to withdraw from the Madrid Open and is “100% ready” for the Italian Open where he hopes to renew his rivalry with Jannik

But he turned up at the Foro Italico nine hours before his third-round match and was immediately questioned by Alexander Zverev, who wanted to know why Alcaraz had arrived so early. And the Spaniard had a hilarious explanation, showing where his priorities lay.

Carlos Alcaraz defeated Karen Khachanov to advance at the Rome Open, but he made it clear that the match tested his physical limits.

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With Jannik Sinner returning to the fray, a deep run in Italy will be a confidence booster for Carlos Alcaraz ahead of his French Open title defence next month.

Carlos Alcaraz is currently competing in Rome, where he has advanced to the next stage after an impressive performance. In the Round of 64, he defeated Serbian player Dusan Lajovic