Carlos Alcaraz beat Fabian Marozsan 6-3 6-3 to achieve the Indian Wells quarter-finals on Tuesday and avenge his loss to the Hungarian on the Italian Open final 12 months.
The Spaniard was in management all through the match, pounding forehands and by no means dropping his function he took one other step in the direction of defending his title within the California desert.
A crosscourt forehand on match level sealed the win and second seed Alcaraz, who has mentioned his solely aim is to win the match once more, had solely a muted response after advancing, nodding to his staff and yelling “Vamos”.
Marozsan was a qualifier when he shocked Alcaraz in straight units in Rome final Could however Alcaraz turned the tables on centre courtroom with a medical and complete win.
“Truthfully I used to be nervous earlier than the match, I’m not going to lie,” Alcaraz mentioned. “Taking part in towards somebody who beat you simply — I bear in mind I had no possibilities within the match in Rome. It was troublesome for me as we speak to strategy the match, however I’m actually pleased with the best way that I did.
“I began fairly properly, taking part in my model because the starting. In the present day I knew what I needed to do higher than I did in Rome.”
Alcaraz continues to achieve momentum on the match and since dropping the primary set within the first match he performed, he has not misplaced one since. The victory was his fiftieth match win at a Masters 1000 occasion.
The 2-time Grand Slam champion is on target for a doable collision with Australian Open winner Jannik Sinner within the semi-finals.
Alcaraz will first have to get previous both Alexander Zverev or Alex de Minaur, who play afterward Tuesday.
Earlier, Jiri Lehecka upset eleventh seed Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-2 6-4 to achieve his first quarter-final at a Masters 1000 occasion.
The 22-year-old Czech piled up 25 winners towards the Greek participant and can subsequent face both third-seeded Sinner or big-serving American Ben Shelton within the quarters.