Alcaraz saves four set points en route to Japan Open quarter-finals
Carlos Alcaraz had to save four set points before beating Matteo Arnaldi to reach the quarter-finals of the Japan Open. The Spanish top seed and defending champion found himself 6-2 down in a first-set tie-break.
Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz advanced to the quarter-finals of the Japan Open after overcoming Matteo Arnaldi with a 7-6 (8-6), 6-1 victory. The top seed and defending champion faced a challenging situation in the first set tie-break, where he found himself down 6-2. Alcaraz managed to save four set points before turning the tide of the match.
"When you are down 6-2 in a tie-break, you are thinking about doing something different," Alcaraz commented on court. "Then you are trying to be better in the second set. I just tried to stay there, point after point. I changed how I played until that moment and it worked out. Just happy that I got that first set." Alcaraz will face Canada’s Denis Shapovalov in the last eight at the Japan Open in Tokyo.
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