Top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz eased into the quarterfinals on the Swiss Indoors by beating Botic van de Zandchulp 6-4, 6-2.
The 19-year-old Spaniard clinched the win together with his solely ace in a second-round match the place he had 20 winners and made simply 9 unforced errors. Alcaraz’s serve was damaged as soon as and he trailed 2-0 within the second set earlier than reeling off six straight video games towards the Thirty fifth-ranked Dutchman.
Third-seeded Felix Auger-Aliassime was on court docket earlier than Alcaraz in a first-round match and gained 6-7 (3), 6-4, 6-4 towards Swiss wild-card entry Marc-Andrea Huesler.
Two seeded gamers misplaced their first-round matches, with No. 7 Alex de Minaur falling 6-2, 7-5 towards Twenty fifth-ranked teenager Holger Rune. In the earlier Swiss Indoors version, in 2019 earlier than the event was canceled twice due to the COVID-19 pandemic, De Minaur misplaced within the remaining as Roger Federer gained a document tenth title at his hometown occasion.
Eighth-seeded Lorenzo Musetti cruised by the primary set earlier than shedding 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 towards Albert Ramos-Vinolas, the 34-year-old Spaniard. In a second-round match, Arthur Rinderknech beat Alex Molcan 6-2, 6-4.
