The 20-year-old Spanish player Alcaraz will next face 11th-seeded Grigor Dimitrov of Bulgaria, who defeated Hubert Hurkacz, the 2021 champion from Poland, 3-6 6-3 7-6 (7-3).
Daniil Medvedev of Russia and Jannik Sinner of Italy also made advancements.
Australian Open champion Sinner defeated Christopher O’Connell 6-4 6-3, and Medvedev triumphed 7-6 (7-5) 6-0 over German Dominik Koepfer.
Alcaraz, the winner of the Indian Wells tournament, hopes to accomplish the Sunshine Double by taking home the titles in both of the major American hard-court events in the same year.
The 2022 Miami Open champion defeated Musetti in a straightforward first set thanks to a double break, and Alcaraz quickly answered before serving out the second set after being broken in the eighth game.
Daniil Medvedev, Jannik Sinner, and Carlos Alcaraz advance to the quarterfinals of the Miami Open.
Top seed Carlos Alcaraz defeated Italy's Lorenzo Musetti 6-3, 6-3, to go to the Miami Open quarterfinals.
Leave a comment
Leave a comment
