Barcelona Open: Top seed Alcaraz books spot in all-Spanish quarter-final against Davidovich Fokina
Carlos Alcaraz won against Roberto Bautista Agut 6-3, 7-5 on Thursday and will face Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, the No 10 seed, in the next round
April 18, 2023, Barcelona, Spain: Carlos Alcaraz (España) and Nuno Borges (Portugal) face off during day four of the ATP 500 Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell at Real Club de Tenis de Barcelona, in Barcelona, Spain on April 18, 2023. (Zuma/Panoramic)
Top seed Carlos Alcaraz moved into the quarter-finals of the Barcelona Open by winning against No 13 seed Roberto Bautista Agut 6-3, 7-5 at Real Club de Tenis Barcelona on Thursday.
Alcaraz, ranked No 2, will play Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, the No 10 seed, next.
Carlos Alcaraz beat Portuguese Nuno Borges (6-3, 6-1) in the previous round of the Barcelona tournament.
During the second round of the Barcelona tournament, Bautista Agut, ranked No 25, won against Bernabe Zapata Miralles (6-2, 6-2).
Barcelona ATP500, other last 16 results (Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, clay, EUR 2.722.480, most recent results first):
- Casper Ruud vs. Francisco Cerundolo
- Daniel Evans (12) beat Karen Khachanov (6): 6-3, 6-4
- Lorenzo Musetti (9) beat Cameron Norrie (7): 3-6, 6-4, 6-1
- Stefanos Tsitsipas (2) beat Denis Shapovalov (14): 6-3, 6-2
- Alejandro Davidovich Fokina beat Emil Ruusuvuori: 6-4, 7-5
- Jannik Sinner (4) beat Yoshihito Nishioka (16): 6-1, 4-6, 6-3
- Alex De Minaur vs. Grigor Dimitrov
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