Carlos Alcaraz | Photo: Agencies
Carlos Alcaraz, the world’s number one tennis player, reached the quarterfinals of the Basel “ATP 500” tournament on Wednesday. In the second round match, Alcaras defeated Botika van Zandshupla (ATP 35th) from the Netherlands 6-4, 6-2.
The fifth-seeded Spaniard Pavlo Carreno Busta (ATP 15th) also reached the quarter-finals, who won 7-5, 6-7 (3:7), 6-4 in the battle with the Swiss Dominik Stricker (ATP 129th). Frenchman Artūrs Rinderknek (ATP No. 51), who started the qualification tournament, also passed the second round, defeating Aleks Molčanas (ATP No. 46) from Slovakia 6-2, 6-4. As you know, Rinderknek caused a surprise in the first round by defeating the fourth-seeded Croatian Marin Cilic (ATP 16) in three sets.
Meanwhile, the first-round barrier was overcome on Wednesday by the third-seeded Canadian Félix Auger-Aliassim (ATP 9th), who defeated the host Marc-Andrea Hessler (ATP 62nd) 6-7 (3:7), 6-4, 6-4. . The Dane Holgers Roone (ATP 25th) also entered the second round, who beat Australian Alex de Minor (ATP 24th), the seventh seed of the tournament, 7-5, 6-2, and Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ATP 40th) from Spain, who with 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 defeated Lorenzo Musetti (ATP 23rd) from Italy, who was seeded with the eighth number.
It has already been announced that the second-seeded Norwegian Kasper Ruud (ATP 3rd) lost in the first round on Tuesday.
