Upcoming quarter-final meeting with Carlos Alcaraz will be a key test of Jack Draper as he fights to establish himself at the top

He beat Karen Khachanov 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 to set up a clash in the last eight with fifth seed Jack Draper. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Jack Draper had to dig deep to beat Corentin Moutet in three sets to reach the quarter-finals of the Italian Open. For the first time in the British star’s career, he will be playing in the quarter-finals of a back-to-back clay Masters 1000 tournament after achieving the same in Madrid two weeks ago.

Carlos Alcaraz returned from a brief injury layoff with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over Serbian qualifier Dusan Lajovic at the Italian Open.

Emma Raducanu was dumped out of the Italian Open on Monday after a two-set hammering at the hands of Coco Gauff. But British hopes for a title in Rome do not end there, as Jack Draper is still fighting on in the men's draw ahead of his round-of-16 meeting with Corentin Moutet.

Carlos Alcaraz joined reigning Italian Open champion Alexander Zverev in the last 16 in Rome after seeing off Laslo Djere 7-6(2), 6-2 on centre court on Sunday.

Jannik Sinner came through the first true test of his comeback from a doping ban with Tuesday's straight-sets win over Francisco Cerundolo which took the world number one into the Italian Open quarter-finals.

ROME — Carlos Alcaraz joined reigning Italian Open champion Alexander Zverev in the last 16 in Rome after seeing off Laslo Djere 7-6 (2), 6-2 on center court on Sunday. Four-time Grand Slam champion Alcaraz reached the fourth round at the Foro Italico for the first time after a spirited battle with the Serb.