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Top seeds Alcaraz and Swiatek reach Madrid Open semifinals

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Published 7:58 am

By TALES AZZONI
AP Sports Writer

MADRID (AP) — Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz has overcome a tough test from Karen Khachanov on his way to the semifinals of the Madrid Open. The top-seeded Spaniard rallied late in the second set for a hard-fought 6-4, 7-5 win. He improved to 27-2 this year with only one set dropped in his last 19 victories. Women’s No. 1 Iga Swiatek also made it to the last four in the Spanish capital after cruising to a 6-0, 6-3 win over Petra Martic. Swiatek will face Veronika Kudermetova. Kudermetova reached the semifinals of a WTA 1000 event for the first time by upsetting third-seeded Jessica Pegula 6-4, 0-6, 6-4.

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