Alcaraz saves four set points en route to Japan Open quarter-finals

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2026-10-03

London (PA Media/dpa) - Carlos Alcaraz had to save four set points before beating Matteo Arnaldi to reach the quarter-finals of the Japan Open. The Spanish top seed and defending champion found himself 6-2 down in a first-set tie-break. But Alcaraz won six points in a row to take the opener and then broke Italian Arnaldi twice in the second set for a 7-6 (8-6), 6-1 victory. "When you are down 6-2 in a tie-break, you are thinking about doing somet......

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