Alcaraz claimed an entertaining point in the fourth game of the second set, landing a volley winner and moving 3-1 in front. The four-time Major winner held at love for a 6-1, 4-1 advantage in 57 minutes. Nardi faced deuces on the return in game six, standing on the verge of exit door.

The 21-year-old Spaniard let his guard down in the second set, when his Italian opponent fought back from trailing 1-4 to force a decider.

Carlos Alcaraz survives Luca Nardi fightback to reach last eight in Qatar - Alcaraz is on track to meet British number one Jack Draper in the semi-final,

Alcaraz meets the Czech Republic’s Jiri Lehecka for a place in the last four on Feb 20. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Doha, Qatar: Top seed Carlos Alcaraz was made to work hard at the Qatar ExxonMobil Open yesterday, but the 21-year-old held his nerve to fend off a spirited challenge from Italian qualifier Luca Nardi, sealing a 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 victory to book his place in the quarter-finals at the Khalifa International tennis and Squash Complex.

After beating Marin Cilic 6-4, 6-4 in the first round of the ATP 500 tournament in Doha, Carlos Alcaraz will face Italian Luca Nardi on Wednesday in his next second-round match The

Carlos Alcaraz (No. 3 ranking) will meet Luca Nardi (No. 85) in the Round of 16 of the Qatar ExxonMobil Open on Wednesday, February 19.Alcaraz has -2500 odds to earn a spot in the quarterfinals

ATP Doha promises plenty of entertaining action with eight second-round matches scheduled and a number of star names in action. As always, we at LWOT will offer our predictions for every match on the slate,