Alcaraz entertains to reach Paris Olympics QFs, Felix upsets Medvedev

pa href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/carlos-alcaraz/a0e2/overview'Carlos Alcaraz/a produced another dominant display at the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/scores/archive/paris/96/2024/results'Paris Olympics/a on Wednesday when he dispatched a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/roman-safiullin/sx50/overview'Roman Safiullin/a 6-4, 6-2 to set a quarter-final clash with American a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/tommy-paul/pl56/overview'Tommy Paul/a./p

pThe second seed, wearing the Spanish colours of red and yellow, produced a trademark electrifying performance on Court Suzanne Lenglen to draw gasps from the packed crowd./p

pBacked by vocal Spanish support, Alcaraz hit 21 winners, several deft drop shots and looked comfortable on the Parisian clay to advance after 90 minutes. The 21-year-old has fond memories in Paris, having won his maiden a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/roland-garros/520/overview'Roland Garros/a title in June./p

pThe Spaniard will next play Paul after the American defeated Frenchman a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/corentin-moutet/mw02/overview'Corentin Moutet/a 7-6(6), 6-3. Alcaraz leads Paul 3-2 in the pair's Lexus ATP Head2Head series, having defeated the 27-year-old en route to the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/wimbledon/540/overview'Wimbledon/a title earlier this month./p

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pBefore Alcaraz takes on Paul he will team with countryman a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/rafael-nadal/n409/overview'Rafael Nadal/a in the quarter-finals of the doubles event on Wednesday evening. Alcaraz and Nadal won their opening match in straight sets before they clawed past Dutchmen a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/tallon-griekspoor/gj37/overview'Tallon Griekspoor/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/wesley-koolhof/kc41/overview'Wesley Koolhof/a in a Match Tie-break./p

pAlcaraz is a four-time major champion and has won five ATP Masters 1000 titles. The No. 3 player in the PIF ATP Rankings is making his Olympic debut and will be eager to add a gold medal in singles and doubles to his ever-growing trophy haul./p

pIn other action, Canadian a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/felix-auger-aliassime/ag37/overview'Felix Auger-Aliassime/a earned his first Top 5 win of the season when he overcame a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/daniil-medvedev/mm58/overview'Daniil Medvedev/a 6-3, 7-6(5) to reach the quarter-finals./p

pThe 23-year-old, currently No. 19 in the PIF ATP Rankings, will play Norway's a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/casper-ruud/rh16/overview'Casper Ruud/a or Argentine a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/francisco-cerundolo/c0au/overview'Francisco Cerundolo/a. Auger-Aliassime's best result this year was a run to the final at the ATP Masters 1000 event in Madrid./p

pItalian a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/lorenzo-musetti/m0ej/overview'Lorenzo Musetti/a, a finalist last week in Umag, overcame American a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/taylor-fritz/fb98/overview'Taylor Fritz/a 7-5, 6-4. Musetti hit 15 winners to earn victory after 84 minutes./p

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