World number one Carlos Alcaraz bulldozed his way into the French Open quarter-finals with a merciless 6-3 6-2 6-2 crushing of Italian Lorenzo Musetti on Sunday.
The 20-year-old Spaniard, whose maiden run at Roland Garros ended in the last eight 12 months ago, next faces Stefanos Tsitsipas or Sebastian Ofner with a potential mouthwatering semi-final clash against Novak Djokovic looming.
"I had a high quality of shots, I played really aggressive and he played a complete match from the first point to the last so I'm happy to be through to the next round," said Alcaraz, watched by his coach Juan Carlos Ferrero, who lifted the Musketeers Cup 20 years ago. The Spaniard bagged five games in a row and the first set quickly before getting a 2-0 advantage in the second, finding gravity-defying angles and showing his outstanding skills at the net.
Although he had been showing some of his best tennis in Paris, Musetti said that he was too passive on Sunday, even if he admitted the best player won.
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