MATCH REPORT: Carlos Alcaraz defeats Karen Khachanov in the 2024 China Open to advance to the semifinals in Beijing

Carlos Alcaraz triumphs over Karen Khachanov of Russia in the China Open 2024

quarterfinal round. With several challenges at the start of the second set,

The Spaniard played a very strong match, going from less to more in the combat.

However, he ultimately defeated the Russian in the second set (7-5/6-2).

He is once more in the semifinals of a fast-court competition.

which undoubtedly boosts his confidence for the upcoming months

and the Shanghai Masters 1000 the following week.

After a fierce battle in which the Spanish player did not serve well,

Carlos Alcaraz won the first set by being extremely aggressive in the last games and making

good use of his second serves. Naturally, he had trouble getting the breaks as usual.

After Carlitos missed a number of break points, the match appeared to be headed to a tie break.

However, he didn’t give up and broke again to win the opening set 7-5.

He did this by taking two of his nine available points and winning 77% of the points

against his opponent on the second serve, which was crucial

in a set where the Spaniard won by just two points.

After enjoying the calm of winning the first set, Carlos started to play more aggressively

in the second set. Khachanov was totally overpowered and kept losing nearly all of his points

on the second serve, which allowed Alcaraz to take advantage of a few break points

to go up 5-2 and serve in his favor.

With a 7-5/6-2 finish, he advanced to the Beijing Tournament semifinals.

greatly enhancing his sensations following a difficult time on the previous American tour.

His two biggest goals for the upcoming weeks are Shanghai and the Davis Cup.