Carlos Alcaraz will compete within the final 16 at the Rome Masters for the primary time. The 22-year-old is taking part in at Foro Italico for the second time, falling within the third spherical two years in the past. On Sunday evening, Carlos confronted Laslo Djere in the identical spherical and gained 7-6, 6-2.
The Spaniard trailed 3-1, and the Serb served for the opener at 6-5. Nonetheless, Laslo squandered his probabilities and dropped the opener after an hour within the tie break. Djere requested for a medical timeout on his proper elbow after the primary set and failed to remain in contact in th second.
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Could 11, 2025
Alcaraz took 14 factors greater than his rival. World no. 3 suffered two breaks within the opening set that would have value him dearly. Nonetheless, he grabbed 44 % of the return factors and transformed 4 of 9 break factors. Carlos landed 15 winners and 28 unforced errors.
He diminished Laslo to 10 direct factors, with the Serb spraying 36 errors, lacking equally from each wings. They stayed neck and neck after we mix service winners with the factors secured on the web, and the Spaniard made the distinction from the baseline.
Alcaraz held after a deuce within the first sport of the match and created a break probability within the subsequent one. Laslo saved it with a robust serve and held for 1-1 with one other. The Serb stepped in on the return within the third sport and grabbed a break after the Spaniard's wild forehand.
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Laslo clinched the fourth sport with one other unreturned serve to cement the lead and open a 3-1 hole. World no. 3 secured the fifth sport at love and made a push on the return within the subsequent one. Carlos attacked and drew the rival's mistake on a break level to lock the consequence at 3-3.
They served nicely within the upcoming video games, and Djere held after a deuce with a service winner in sport ten for extra motion. Alcaraz missed a drop shot in sport 11 and confronted two break factors. Laslo transformed the primary after the opponent's forehand errors for a 6-5 benefit.
Carlos Alcaraz & Laslo Djere, Rome 2025© Stream screenshot
The lower-ranked participant served for the primary set in sport 12 and confronted 4 break factors. Carlos seized the final after an exhilarating level and a volley winner on the web, pulling the break again and gaining a lift. They served nicely within the opening 5 factors of the tie break.
Laslo missed a backhand at 2-3 and fell behind. The Serb netted a routine forehand within the seventh level and propelled the Spaniard additional in entrance. Alcaraz landed a cracking winner within the eighth level for 6-2 and 4 set factors.
He seized the primary with a service winner, taking part in a flawless tie break and opening a 7-6 benefit after an hour. Laslo took a medical timeout on his proper elbow forward of the second set and couldn’t observe the rival's tempo like within the opener.
Carlos Alcaraz & Laslo Djere, Rome 2025© Stream screenshot
The Serb netted a forehand within the first sport to drop serve and located himself 3-0 behind after a pricey double fault two video games later. Carlos held for 4-0 earlier than dealing with two break factors in sport six. He saved them and held for 5-1 after Laslo's wayward backhand.
The Spaniard served for the win at 5-2 and landed a service winner on a match level after a deuce to maneuver into the final 16.
