Stat of the Day: Carlos Alcaraz is now 10-2 in his career in tour-level quarterfinals

Spanish teenager Carlos Alcaraz dominated Karen Khachanov in the quarterfinals of the ATP 500 clay-court event in Hamburg today, 6-0, 6-2, blasting 21 winners to just 7 unforced errors to cruise past the former No. 8 in just 68 minutes.

“Today was probably one of my best matches this year,” Alcaraz said afterwards.

“All I can say is I hope I can keep this level in the next round.”

Not only has the 19-year-old now won 36 of his last 40 matches, a stretch that dates back to winning another ATP 500 clay-court event in Rio in February, but he’s now 10-2 in his career in tour-level quarterfinals, with the only two losses coming at Grand Slams.

ALCARAZ’S CAREER RECORD IN TOUR-LEVEL QFs: 10-2
d. Ruud in 2021 Marbella QFs, 6-2, 6-4
d. Krajinovic in 2021 Umag QFs, 7-6 (3), 2-6, 6-1
d. Giron in 2021 Winston-Salem QFs, 7-6 (2), 6-2
l. to Auger-Aliassime in 2021 US Open QFs, 6-3, 3-1 ret. (w/leg injury)
d. Berrettini in 2021 Vienna QFs, 6-1, 6-7 (2), 7-6 (5)
d. Berrettini in 2022 Rio de Janeiro QFs, 6-2, 2-6, 6-2
d. Norrie in 2022 Indian Wells QFs, 6-4, 6-3
d. Kecmanovic in 2022 Miami QFs, 6-7 (5), 6-3, 7-6 (5)
d. Tsitsipas in 2022 Barcelona QFs, 6-4, 5-7, 6-2
d. Nadal in 2022 Madrid QFs, 6-2, 1-6, 6-3
l. to Zverev in 2022 Roland Garros QFs, 6-4, 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 (7)
d. Khachanov in 2022 Hamburg QFs, 6-0, 6-2

Awaiting Alcaraz in his 10th career ATP semifinal will be either Alex Molcan or Borna Coric, who played each other in the last quarterfinal of the day.