Alcaraz blitzes Griekspoor for 200th win, advances to QFs in Beijing

pWinning is something that a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/carlos-alcaraz/a0e2/overview'Carlos Alcaraz/a has become accustomed to on the ATP Tour. It is now second nature for the 21-year-old, who has just surpassed another milestone./p

pThe second seedrsquo;s comprehensive 6-1, 6-2 triumph over a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/tallon-griekspoor/gj37/overview'Tallon Griekspoor/a in the second round of the a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/tournaments/beijing/747/overview'China Open/a on Sunday constituted a 200th tour-level win for Alcaraz, who became the third player born in the 2000s to achieve this feat, joining a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/jannik-sinner/s0ag/overview'Jannik Sinner/a and a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/felix-auger-aliassime/ag37/overview'Felix Auger-Aliassime/a.nbsp;/p

pldquo;Irsquo;m really happy about it - 200 wins is a great number,rdquo; Alcaraz said of his latest achievement. ldquo;But I am already looking for the third hundred. I just want to keep going, to keep rolling. I am looking forward to playing matches and to keep doing the things that I am doing.rdquo;/p

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pDespite the one-sided score in their Lexus ATP Head2Head series, which is now 4-0 in favour of the Spaniard, the quality of shotmaking was palpable. It was lights out tennis from the off, and it wasnrsquo;t long before the No. 3 in the PIF ATP Rankings took a stranglehold on the match./p

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pAlcaraz won 100 per cent of first-serve points (23/23), according to Infosys ATP Stats, during the 57 minute encounter. The Dutchman came unstuck thanks to the craft and guile deployed by his younger opponent./p

pThe Spaniard, who has 15 tour-level titles to his name, will face seventh seed a href='https://www.atptour.com/en/players/karen-khachanov/ke29/overview'Karen Khachanov/a in the quarter-finals in Beijing with the hopes of extending his 3-0 lead in their Lexus ATP Head2Head series./p

pAlcaraz fell short at the semi-final stage in last yearrsquo;s tournament, but will be eager to keep up with Sinner in the battle to finish as ATP Year-End No. 1 presented by PIF. The Italian is currently in pole position in the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin, 2,990 points clear of third-placed Alcaraz./p

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