Carlos Alcaraz handed a “check of fireside” to breeze into the Madrid Open final 16 with a straight units victory over Thiago Seyboth Wild on Sunday, demonstrating he’s over his harm worries earlier than the French Open.
The double defending champion got here by means of 6-3, 6-3 and can face final 12 months’s runner-up Jan-Lennard Struff within the subsequent spherical after one other spectacular exhibiting earlier than adoring followers on house soil.
World quantity three Alcaraz, 20, missed a month previous to Madrid with a forearm difficulty however returned to crush Alexander Shevchenko within the second spherical.
Nonetheless sporting a protecting sleeve on his proper arm, he had far an excessive amount of for Seyboth Wild, who had ousted twenty eighth seed Lorenzo Musetti.
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“Perhaps immediately I used to be a bit nervous about how it might be, Thiago hits the ball so laborious, I didn’t know the way the forearm would maintain up,” mentioned Alcaraz on courtroom.
“As we speak was the check of fireside, no discomfort, feeling spectacular… from right here, we’ll be getting higher.”
Indian Wells champion Alcaraz broke for a 4-3 lead within the first set when Seyboth Wild blinked first and despatched a forehand into the web.
The second seed sealed the set with one other break when his Brazilian opponent double faulted.
Alcaraz stepped up a gear within the second set, profitable 10 of the primary 11 factors and breaking within the second and fourth video games as he raced right into a 5-0 lead.
Seyboth Wild battled to a maintain and a break to salvage some pleasure however Alcaraz triumphed on serve when the Brazilian went lengthy.
“I used to be very comfy on the courtroom, shifting, hitting the ball, as I at all times say ending the sport isn’t straightforward, it’s nerves,” added Alcaraz.
Germany’s Struff defeated Frenchman Ugo Humbert 7-5, 6-4.