The battle of the two leading players of 2025 ended in victory for Carlos Alcaraz, who fended off a determined challenge from Jack Draper in a 6-4, 6-4 victory.

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.

The British No1 was looking to climb to fifth in the ATP rankings with a win, but he was ultimately undone in straight sets as Alcaraz saved six of the eight break points he faced to advance to the last four in Rome.

Jack Draper wrapped up his first tournament as a top-5 player in the quarter-final of the Rome Masters. The 23-year-old faced his good friend Carlos Alcaraz and suffered a 6-4, 6-4 loss.

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 debió emplearse a fondo para anotarse el martes una victoria 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 sobre Karen Khachanov que le aseguró un lugar en los cuartos

Alcaraz kept alive his chances of a third title of the season and also moved him up to No. 2 in the world rankings. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.