Carlos Alcaraz avenged his Indian Wells semi-final defeat to Jack Draper by beating the Londoner in straight sets to reach the Italian Open semis.

Carlos Alcaraz saved two break points early in the third set then dropped his serve later on to waste an early break before improving to 5-0 in his career against the 24th-ranked Karen Khachanov.

Carlos Alcaraz delivered a confident performance to overcome his good friend Jack Draper in the Rome Masters quarter-final. The Spaniard ousted the Briton 6-4, 6-4 in an hour and 37 minutes.

Carlos Alcaraz set up a semifinal meeting with Lorenzo Musetti at the Italian Open on Wednesday with a 6-4, 6-4 quarterfinal win over Jack Draper. Third seed Alcaraz produced what he called one of his best displays of the season to book a semifinal date with the man he beat in Monte Carlo last month.

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.