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Alcaraz has brushed off injury concerns to storm into the Japan Open semi-finals
Carlos Alcaraz eased into the last four of the Japan Open on Sunday with a comfortable win over Brandon Nakashima.
Having already brushed off concerns over an ankle injury suffered on Thursday, Alcaraz looked in complete control in a 6-2 6-4 win that put him into the semi-finals of a ninth consecutive tour-level event.
Nakashima could not handle Alcaraz’s serve as he hit 25 winners past the American.
He might have finished it off earlier but failed to capitalise on three match points in what proved to be the penultimate game of the night.
“I always say that closing a match is difficult,” Alcaraz said. “Even tougher when you had match points, like I did when I was returning.
“Losing that game, I thought it was going to be really difficult, but I just tried to maintain my focus and play some great points in the last game. I don’t think I’ve played a last game like this so I’m really happy about it.”
Alcaraz will now take on Casper Ruud, who needed less than an hour to beat Aleksandar Vukic 6-3 6-2.
Second seed Taylor Fritz battled his way past Sebastian Korda 6-3 6-7 (5) 6-3 to set up a semi-final against fellow American Jenson Brooksby, who saw off third seed Holger Rune 6-3 6-3.
In the China Open, Daniil Medvedev reached the quarter-finals with a 6-3 6-3 win over Alejandro Davidovich Fokina as he looks to find some consistency in an up-and-down campaign.
Fourth seed Lorenzo Musetti beat Adrian Mannarino 6-3 6-3.
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Express Sport brings you the latest tennis news from the Paris Masters.
We’re reaching the business end of the Paris Masters, as eight players become four in the French capital. Jannik Sinner is the overwhelming favourite to lift the trophy after Carlos Alcaraz was dumped out by Cameron Norrie in the Spaniard’s opening match. Norrie was then beaten by Valentin Vacherot, whose amazing 10-match winning streak at Masters 1000 level came to an end when he lost to Felix Auger-Aliassime.
Canadian star Auger-Aliassime will face Alexander Bublik in the semis. Bublik defeated Alex de Minaur, who is among those to have already qualified for the year-end ATP Finals. Sinner is through to his first Paris Masters semi-final after beating Ben Shelton. He’ll face defending champion Alexander Zverev, who survived a tough match against Daniil Medvedev.
Novak Djokovic is not involved in the Paris Masters, having decided to skip the event for the second year in a row, but he has learned his fate in the draw of next week’s ATP 250 in Athens. And over in Riyadh, the WTA Finals are about to get underway.
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