Alkaraz defeats Alnardi in straight games and advances to the quarterfinals of the Tokyo Men's Tennis Championships

Aikalaz. (Reuters)

[Reporter Liang Weiming/Comprehensive Report] Carlos Alcaraz saved 4 late points in the set to win 7, and finally defeated his Italian opponent Matteo Arnaldi 7:6 (8:6), 6:1. The Spanish top seed defending champion advanced to the top 8 of the Tokyo Men's Tennis Championships with 2 consecutive victories, and continues to move towards his second consecutive championship.

"When you are behind in the tie-break 7, you will find a way to change your strategy." Aikalaz overcame the 2:6 predicament and dramatically reversed the set by 6 points. Then he broke serve twice to suppress Alnadi, and spent 1 hour and 45 minutes to defeat 2 in a row. He also completed 3 wins and 0 losses in his career, regaining the advantage. He revealed after the game that he has a slightly all-around playing style: "Then you try to perform better in the second set... I just try to hold on and play point by point. Before that, I changed my style of play and it worked. I am very happy that I won the first set, Matteo played very well." Ekaraz will compete with Canadian strongman Denis Shapovalov for a ticket to the semi-finals.

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Ekaraz won the ATP 500 level professional hard court tournament last year, but he suffered from a right wrist injury this year and returned from a layoff of nearly 5 months. He stopped in the quarterfinals of the US Open and helped the European team win the Laver Cup. He moved to Tokyo non-stop. At the age of 23, he broke through 2 levels in a row, extending his 7-game winning streak in the history of the tournament. He hopes to become the American star Pete (Pete) who started in 1993 and 1994. Sampras, the first male star to win consecutive games here.