Tennis, Alcaraz beats Draper and flies to the semi-finals of the Rome Internationals

It should be noted that Alcaraz, thanks to this success, will again become number two in the world ranking, securing the second seed at the next Roland Garros.

Meanwhile, there is anticipation for Sinner's return to the court tomorrow. The South Tyrolean tennis player's opponent Ruud himself commented on his upcoming match with the world number one. "I am in a good moment, but tomorrow's match will probably be the most difficult of those I have faced this year. In Turin at the Finals I lost to Jannik, but here the conditions are totally different and I hope to play a good match.

The Norwegian spoke after his success over Spaniard Jaume Munar. No one in the last five years has won more matches on clay than Ruud, a confidence boost to face Sinner in the quarters, but the Scandinavian keeps his feet on the ground aware of the value of his achievements and how difficult it is to defeat the Italian, even on 'red'. "Actually, I am not the real king of the red.... Alcaraz won Roland Garros, Monte Carlo, his titles are more important than the ones I won,' Ruud concluded.