Carlos Alcaraz won in straight sets despite a strong challenge from Jack Draper to reach the Italian Open semifinals, and Coco Gauff extended her unbeaten streak against Mirra Andreeva to also advance to the last four at the clay-court tournament Wednesday.

Carlos Alcaraz advanced to the Rome Open semifinals after defeating Jack Draper, securing an impressive boost in the ATP rankings just ahead of Roland Garros.

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Champion Alexander Zverev and world number one Aryna Sabalenka fell by the wayside in the quarter-finals of the Italian Open on Wednesday, while Carlos Alcaraz beat Briton's Jack Draper 6-4 6-4 to reach the last four for the first time at the claycourt event.

Carlos Alcaraz advanced to the semifinals of the Rome Open, but former World No. 4 Tim Henman highlighted a critical flaw in the Spaniard’s game as Roland Garros approaches.

Top-ranked Jannik Sinner passed a big test in his return from a three-month doping ban by beating accomplished clay-court player Francisco Cerundolo 7-6 (2), 6-3 to reach the Italian Open quarterfinals.

The Russian ace extended the challenge to the third set, where Carlitos made the difference with his talent by placing the decisive break when everything seemed ready for the tiebreak. The player from Moscow – who had never won a single set against the Spanish champion in the past – put in a truly excellent performance and showed remarkable courage on a surface that was not too suitable for his game.