Alcaraz and Tsitsipas advance to Barcelona Open semis
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz has advanced to the semifinals of the Barcelona Open after beating fellow Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 7-6, 6-4. Alcaraz broke Fokina’s serve for the second time in the final game to clinch the victory on the Rafa Nadal center court. Alcaraz lost three straight games toward the end of the first set before prevailing in the tiebreaker. The second-ranked Alcaraz will play a semifinal against 12th-seeded Daniel Evans. Second-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas advanced to the last four with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Alex de Minaur.