Alcaraz claimed an entertaining point in the fourth game of the second set, landing a volley winner and moving 3-1 in front. The four-time Major winner held at love for a 6-1, 4-1 advantage in 57 minutes. Nardi faced deuces on the return in game six, standing on the verge of exit door.

The 21-year-old Spaniard let his guard down in the second set, when his Italian opponent fought back from trailing 1-4 to force a decider.

In the Round of 16 at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open on Wednesday, Carlos Alcaraz (ranked No. 3) takes on Luca Nardi (No. 85).Alcaraz secured a two-set victory over Marin Cilic (6-4, 6-4) in the Round

Alcaraz meets the Czech Republic’s Jiri Lehecka for a place in the last four on Feb 20. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Carlos Alcaraz survives Luca Nardi fightback to reach last eight in Qatar - Alcaraz is on track to meet British number one Jack Draper in the semi-final,

Doha, Qatar: Top seed Carlos Alcaraz was made to work hard at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open yesterday, but the 21-year-old held his nerve to fend off a spirited challenge from Italian qualifier Luca Nardi, sealing a 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 victory to book his place in the quarter-finals at the Khalifa International tennis and Squash Complex.

Carlos Alcaraz (No. 3 ranking) will meet Luca Nardi (No. 85) in the Round of 16 of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open on Wednesday, February 19.Alcaraz has -2500 odds to earn a spot in the quarterfinals

After beating Marin Cilic 6-4, 6-4 in the first round of the ATP 500 tournament in Doha, Carlos Alcaraz will face Italian Luca Nardi on Wednesday in his next second-round match The

Carlos Alcaraz navigates past Luca Nardi to reach the Qatar Open quarterfinals, overcoming a second-set challenge. The top-seeded Spaniard will face Jiri Lehecka next. Other notable matches include Daniil Medvedev advancing to the final eight and Alex de Minaur preparing to battle Andrey Rublev.

ATP Doha promises plenty of entertaining action with eight second-round matches scheduled and a number of star names in action. As always, we at LWOT will offer our predictions for every match on the slate,