Upcoming quarter-final meeting with Carlos Alcaraz will be a key test of Jack Draper as he fights to establish himself at the top

He beat Karen Khachanov 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 to set up a clash in the last eight with fifth seed Jack Draper. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Carlos Alcaraz returned from a brief injury layoff with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Serbian qualifier Dusan Lajovic at the Italian Open.

Emma Raducanu was dumped out of the Italian Open on Monday after a two-set hammering at the hands of Coco Gauff. But British hopes for a title in Rome do not end there, as Jack Draper is still fighting on in the men's draw ahead of his round-of-16 meeting with Corentin Moutet.

Jannik Sinner came through the first true test of his comeback from a doping ban with Tuesday's straight-sets win over Francisco Cerundolo which took the world number one into the Italian Open quarter-finals.

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 Sinner.

Draper is already up to a career-high ranking of world No.5 above Novak Djokovic. Alcaraz said “He's really solid. He's really solid. He's really passionate. In every point, his shots are great, really aggressively. He's trying to play as aggressive as he can, and that makes him really, really tough.

ROME — Carlos Alcaraz joined reigning Italian Open champion Alexander Zverev in the last 16 in Rome after seeing off Laslo Djere 7-6 (2), 6-2 on center court on Sunday. Four-time Grand Slam champion Alcaraz reached the fourth round at the Foro Italico for the first time after a spirited battle with the Serb.