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Alcaraz advances to quarterfinals in Hamburg, Rublev loses

Posted July 21, 2022 7:00 am

The Associated Press

Russian Andrei Rublev returns a ball to Argentinian Francisco Cerundolo during the Hamburg tennis tournament, in Hamburg, Germany, Thursday, July 21, 2022. (Daniel Bockwoldt/dpa via AP) The Associated Press

HAMBURG, Germany (AP) - Top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz recovered from a slow start to beat Filip Krajinovic 7-6 (4), 6-3 and reach the quarterfinals of the Hamburg European Open on Thursday as Francisco Cerundolo stunned Andrey Rublev 6-4, 6-2.

Alcaraz saved four set points down 4-5 in the first set before surging back to beat Krajinovic and improve to 21-2 on clay this season. The 19-year-old Spanish player meets Karen Khachanov for a spot in the semifinals after the Russian beat Fabio Fognini 6-3, 7-5.

Cerundolo, ranked 22 places below No. 8 Rublev, is on a seven-match winning streak after taking his first career tour title in Bastad, Sweden, last week. Cerundolo's next opponent is another Russian - Aslan Karatsev, who won 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 against qualifier Daniel Elahi GalÃƒ¡n.

In the women's draw, top-seeded Anett Kontaveit reached the semifinals after Andrea Petkovic retired injured while Kontaveit was leading 6-0, 2-0. Petkovic suspected it was an adductor strain, she said in comments reported by German agency dpa.

Kontaveit will next play Anastasia Potapova, who upset 2021 French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova 6-1, 6-3. The other semifinal match pits Maryna Zanevska against American Bernarda Pera.

Zanevska beat fourth-seeded Aliaksandra Sasnovich 6-4, 7-5, while Pera swept aside Katerina Siniakova 6-3, 6-1.

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Argentinian Francisco Cerundolo returns a ball to Russian Andrei Rublev during the Hamburg tennis tournament, in Hamburg, Germany, Thursday, July 21, 2022. (Daniel Bockwoldt/dpa via AP) The Associated Press

Andrea Petkovic of Germany returns the ball to Anett Kontaveit of Estonia during the WTA quarterfinal tennis match in Hamburg, Germany, Thursday, July 21, 2022. (Daniel Bockwoldt/dpa via AP) The Associated Press

Anett Kontaveit of Estonia leaves the field after their tennis match against Andrea Petkovic of Germany during the WTA quarterfinal in Hamburg, Germany, Thursday, July 21, 2022. (Daniel Bockwoldt/dpa via AP) The Associated Press

Anett Kontaveit of Estonia hugs Andrea Petkovic of Germany during the WTA quarterfinal tennis match in Hamburg, Germany, Thursday, July 21, 2022. (Daniel Bockwoldt/dpa via AP) The Associated Press

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