'Really, really tough' - Carlos Alcaraz overcomes Stefanos Tsitsipas in straight sets to reach Miami Open quarter-finals

Carlos Alcaraz is into the quarter-finals of the Miami Open after a straight sets win over Stefanos Tsitsipas. The 18-year-old continues to show why he is the one of the most exciting prospects in men’s tennis as he beat the world No. 5, 7-5 6-3, in just over two hours on Grandstand.

Ad/> Alcaraz is now 15-2 for the season and is one victory away from back-to-back ATP Masters 1000 semi-finals. /> ATP MiamiHighlights: Alcaraz overcomes Tsitsipas to reach quarter-finals in Miami OpenAN HOUR AGO He will face Serbia's Miomir Kecmanovic in the next round after he beat Indian Wells champion Taylor Fritz 3-6 6-1 6-4. «It was really, really tough.

He was playing unbelievable,» Alcaraz said afterwards. «All I can say is I fought until the last ball in the first set [to] come back. »I knew that Stefanos is a player who always is looking for his forehand.

«I tried to hit two or three backhands cross-court and then switch to down the line, to his running forehand. It was a key. I think he lives in the backhand side all the time, looking for his forehand, as I said.

It was pretty important, the backhand down the line.» 'It's embarrassing!' — Kyrgios suffers meltdown in fiery defeat to Sinner Medvedev on verge of reclaiming No.1 spot after win over Brooksby In a rematch of the five-set thriller the pair played out in the third round of the US Open last year – which Alcaraz won — it was Tsitsipas who secured an early break. The pair produced a point-of-the-year contender at 1-1. Alcaraz executed a tweener lob that was returned by another tweener from Tsitsipas.