Cincinnati, Aug. 14 -- Rivals Carlos Alcaraz and world number one Jannik Sinner secured wins in their respective round of 16 matches at the Cincinnati Open, making it to the final eight of the tournament.

Alcaraz made it to the quarters on Wednesday night, securing a 6-1, 6-4 win over Italy's Luca Nardi.

The world number two was dominant from word go, winning 13 of first 14 points of the match and took only 27 minutes to win the first set. But in the second set, Alcaraz found himself trailing 2-4, before tallying four successive games and making it to the final eight with the match lasting 80 minutes.

Speaking about his match as quoted by ATP's official website, Alcaraz said, "I think this match was the best so far for me in this tourn...