Carreno Busta sets up all-Spanish quarter-final in Basel against world No 1 Alcaraz

Spain’s Pablo Carreno Busta, the No 5 seed, needed all his experience and tenacity to overcome a fired up local wild card Dominic Stricker and advance to the quarter-finals of the Swiss Indoors in Basel.

The Canadian Masters champion needed two hours and 37 minutes to defeat the 20-year-old Stricker 7-5, 6-7 (3), 6-4 on Wednesday evening.

The Spaniard had defeated Argentinian Sebastian Baez (6-2, 6-1) in the first round of the ATP 500 Series event.

Alcaraz has a 1-0 record against Carreno Busta

Carreno Busta, ranked No 15 in the world, will next face countryman and reigning world No 1 Carlos Alcaraz in the last eight.

The 19-year-old Alcaraz defeated Botic van de Zandschulp 6-4, 6-2 in what is only his second ATP event since reaching the top spot.

This will be the second career meeting between the two Spanish men. Alcaraz had defeated Carreno Busta 6-3, 6-2 in the final of the Barcelona Open earlier this year.

Basel ATP 500, second-round matches (Halle Saint-Jacques, EUR 2.135.350, most recent results first):

• Carlos Alcaraz beat Botic van de Zandschulp: 6-4, 6-2
• Arthur Rinderknech (Q) beat Alex Molcan: 6-2, 6-4
• Holger Rune vs. Ugo Humbert
• Brandon Nakashima vs. Stan Wawrinka
• Felix Auger-Aliassime vs. Miomir Kecmanovic
• Roberto Bautista Agut vs. Andy Murray
• Alexander Bublik vs. Albert Ramos-Vinolas

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