Carlos Alcaraz beat Jack Draper 6-4, 6-4 on Wednesday to reach the semifinals of the Italian Open. Alcaraz saved six of the eight break points he faced. The third-ranked Alcaraz, who withdrew from the Madrid tournament due to an upper right leg problem that bothered him during the Barcelona Open final,

Jack Draper and Carlos Alcaraz will go toe-to-toe in a blockbuster Italian Open quarter-final this afternoon. It is Alcaraz who leads the head-to-head record 3-2, coming out on top earlier this year when Draper had to retire from their Australian Open clash, but the Briton got his revenge on his way to winning the title at Indian Wells.

Carlos Alcaraz claimed Jack Draper will be a rival for his French Open title despite beating the British No.1 at the Rome Masters. Madrid finalist Draper admitted he was "struggling" with fatigue after the Spaniard won 6-4 6-4 to reach the semi-finals and guarantee he will be the No.2 seed in Paris.