New Telegraph 
Spanish third seed Carlos Alcaraz made another statement of intent by sweeping past Felix Auger-Aliassime to reach the French Open quarter-finals. Alcaraz, 21, won 6-3 6-3 6-1 against the Canadian 21st seed on a rare rain-free day in Paris. The reigning Wimbledon champion will face Greek ninth seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in the last eight. “I’m really happy with the performance today, I think I played a real high level of tennis,” Alcaraz said.
“I’m happy with my serve, my shots and my movement on the court.” Tsitsipas, who is bidding to land his first major title, came from behind to beat Italy’s world number 35 Matteo Arnaldi 3-6 7-6 (7-4) 6-2 6-2. Alcaraz is targeting his first French Open title, having already won the US Open and Wimbledon. But his preparations were hampered by a forearm injury which he carried into the clay-court major.
He arrived in Paris with only a run to the Madrid Open quarterfinals under his belt on clay and he admitted earlier in the tournament that he was still feeling pain. After powering past Sebastian Korda in the third round he said he felt more like himself – and he looked it as he beat 23-yearold Auger-Aliassime on Court Philippe Chatrier. “I didn’t come here with a lot of rhythm but I believe in myself. After every practice and every match I’m getting better,” Alcaraz, who reached the semifinals last year, added.
