He then let slip an early break lead in the second set, but rallied through to a one-hour, 38-minute quarter-final triumph.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
As well as keeping him on track for his second Masters 1000 trophy of the year (after Monte-Carlo), Alcaraz\u2019s win against Draper also ensured he will, on Monday, rise above Alexander Zverev to No. 2 in the ATP Rankings. That will also lock the 22-year-old in as the second seed for the upcoming Roland Garros, where he is the defending champion. As the second seed, Alcaraz is guaranteed to be in the opposite half of the draw to World No. 1 Jannik Sinner at the clay major.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
With his Tour-leading 28th win of 2025, Alcaraz advanced to the Rome semi-finals for the first time on his second appearance. His opponent there will be defending champion and second seed Zverev or home favourite Lorenzo Musetti.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Just as he had against Laslo Djere and Karen Khachanov in his previous two matches, Alcaraz produced a performance against Draper that fluctuated dramatically between streaks of shotmaking brilliance and lapses that allowed his opponent to escape from tough positions. Yet Alcaraz still found the consistency required to hold off the fifth-seeded Briton.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The third-seeded Spaniard finished the match having hit 24 winners to Draper\u2019s eight, a tally which more than made up for his 29 unforced errors to his opponent\u2019s 18. Alcaraz was also clinical with his chances on return, converting all four break points he earned in the match, according to Infosys ATP Stats. After defeating Draper in the pair's maiden tour-level clash on clay, Alcaraz leads the lefty 4-2 in their ATP head-to-head series.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Just as he had against Laslo Djere and Karen Khachanov in his previous two matches, Alcaraz produced a performance against Draper that fluctuated dramatically between streaks of shotmaking brilliance and lapses that allowed his opponent to escape from tough positions. Yet Alcaraz still found the consistency required to hold off the fifth-seeded Briton.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
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