Top seed Alcaraz enters Qatar Open quarters

Carlos Alcaraz

Top seed Carlos Alcaraz reached the quarter-finals of the Qatar Open by beating Luca Nardi 6-1, 4-6, 6-3 on Wednesday.

Alcaraz 21, let his guard down in the second set, when his Italian opponent fought back from trailing 1-4 to force a decider.

"My energy levels probably went down a little bit, but credit to him," said Alcaraz, who will next face Jiri Lehecka.

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