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The 17-year-old Carlos Alcaraz has used his Marbella wild card with both hands, scoring two wins for the first ATP quarter-final. The young Spaniard defeated the Madrid Open tournament direct Feliciano Lopez 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 in the second round after two hours, getting broken thrice and delivering five return games to move over the top.
Lopez fought well to overcome the deficit in the opening set, but it wasn't enough to carry him home after two consecutive breaks suffered in the decider. Carlos grabbed the first break in game three with a forehand winner and produced two comfortable holds before Feliciano pulled the break back at 2-3 when the youngster sprayed a forehand mistake.
Gathering momentum, Lopez seized another break in game ten following Alcaraz's forehand error for 6-4. A teenager kicked off the second set with a break at love and forged a 4-1 advantage with another, closing the set at 5-2 and becoming a favorite ahead of the decider.
Carlos Alcaraz will compete in the first ATP quarter-final.
They traded three consecutive breaks in the early stages, with Alcaraz scoring two of those to forge the advantage. Carlos secured the sixth game with an ace to move 4-2 up and sealed the deal with a service winner at 5-4 to remain on the title course.
World no. 95 Jaume Munar ousted the 2nd seed Fabio Fognini 6-2, 6-1 in an hour and 23 minutes, dominating on serve and return to leave the struggling Italian behind. The Spaniard lost serve once and created no less than 16 break chances, converting six to control the scoreboard and sail into the quarters, his second of the season.
Jaume kicked off the action with three consecutive breaks of serve for a 5-1 advantage and secured the opener with a volley winner in game eight. With nothing working his way, Fabio experienced three straight breaks in set number two as well, allowing Munar to celebrate the victory following his double fault in game seven.
The 3rd seed Casper Ruud needed 69 minutes to oust Gianluca Mager, dropping only 12 points in nine service games and delivering four breaks to control the result and seal the deal in style. Ilya Ivashka toppled the 5th seed Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-1, 6-3 in 72 minutes, fending off all nine break chances and delivering four breaks to move into the quarters.