Monaco, April 10 -- Carlos Alcaraz had to battle his way through three sets to advance to the quarter-finals at the 2026 Monte-Carlo Masters.
The defending ATP Masters 1000 champion defeated Argentina's Tomas Martín Etcheverry in the round of 16 on Thursday (9 April), booking his spot in the next round with a 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 result.
What started as plain sailing for the Spanish tennis star ended up in a two hour, 24-minute battle against the world No. 30.
Alcaraz can breathe a sigh of relief as he booked his place in the last eight and keeps his chances of remaining as world No. 1 intact. Just as Jannik Sinner had done in his round of 16 tie earlier on Thursday, Alcaraz seized the opening set in just 26 minutes, with a 93 per cent serve pe...