Carlos Alcaraz sweeps aside Lorenzo Musetti to move into last eight of French Open at Roland-Garros

Carlos Alcaraz was once again in imperious form as he booked his place in the French Open quarter-finals with a 6-3 6-2 6-2 win over Lorenzo Musetti. The world No. 1 and top seed rarely looked troubled on Philippe-Chatrier as he secured his last-eight spot and remains on course for a potential second Grand Slam title following his US Open win last year.

Ad Incredibly, a lengthy first game saw the Spaniard broken and immediately on the back foot. Alcaraz defended two break points, but couldn't hold off his Italian opponent a third time and dropped the game. Roland-GarrosAlcaraz takes second set against Musetti with 'sensational serving'AN HOUR AGO With Musetti having upset Alcaraz in the final of the Hamburg final in 2022, the Italian is one of the few players on the ATP Tour who might have the secrets to beating him.

After the first game, it appeared as though another upset might be coming. Before the match, Alcaraz had made no secret of the fact that the Hamburg final was on his mind. He said: “I remember the match in Hamburg.

It was really, really tough. This is a match that I'm really looking for, I really want to play that match." Musetti strengthened his position by holding his own service game to take a 2-0 lead. From there though, Alcaraz went through the gears, and Musetti couldn't keep pace.

The Spaniard reeled off five straight games, dropping just five points in the process. Alcaraz had tweaked his approach, cutting down his risk-taking in favour of more cautious shots, and the new tactics proved highly effective. Musetti then halted Alcaraz's progress briefly in the eighth game of the set, holding serve to move back within two games of his Spanish opponent.