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Italian Luca Nardi: Carlos Alcaraz sprinted into the Cincinnati Open quarterfinals with a convincing 6-1, 6-4 win over Italian Luca Nardi.

Alcaraz closed out the first set in just 27 minutes, making up for a late start to his feature night match, after the Centre Court schedule was impacted by an extended rain delay earlier in the day.

In the second set Alcaraz was trailing 2-4 before tallying four consecutive games to advance after 80 minutes. The 22-year-old won a lengthy, eight-deuce game at 4-4, during which Nardi double faulted on back-to-back points to allow the second seed to serve for the match, ATP reports.