An ominous Carlos Alcaraz warned he was getting “better and better” after sweeping into the Australian Open last 16 on Friday.
The Spanish World No. l wasted little energy in his 100th Grand Slam match — he has won 87 of them, matching Bjorn Borg’s record at the same stage of his career — with a 6-2, 6-4, 6-1 mauling of France’s Corentin Moutet, ranked 37th.
It thrust him into a clash for a place in the quarter-finals with 20th-ranked American Tommy Paul. “I think my level is getting better and better,” said the six-time Grand Slam winner.
“Corentin isn’t a player who plays with much rhythm in the match, with [his] dropshots, slices. So sometimes it’s tricky to get a good rhythm, which I think today I just got whatever I could, which I’m really happy about. I’m excited to keep it going,” he added. Alcaraz, 22, has never gone past the last eight in his four previous trips here, with the Australian Open the only Grand Slam missing from his burgeoning collection. He will become the youngest man to win all four majors should he push on and make his breakthrough.
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No of Grand Slam matches played by Carlos Alcaraz; He has won 87 of them
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