Carlos Alcaraz avenged his Indian Wells semi-final defeat to Jack Draper by beating the Londoner in straight sets to reach the Italian Open semis.

Alcaraz looked decidedly stressed at times, especially when Draper was using his low, scudding backhand to stay on terms from the back of the court. But Alcaraz’s key selling point is his unrivalled variety. He deployed his drop shots and net rushes ingeniously to stave off all those break points.

Laura Robson believes Jack Draper was ‘frustrated’ mentally and got ‘a bit down on himself’ in Wednesday’s Italian Open defeat to Carlos Alcaraz. The British No.1 aimed a tirade at his coaching team in the stands as Alcaraz defeated him 6-4 6-4 in the quarter-finals of the event in Rome.