"Really happy with the focus" - Alcaraz as he charges into Cincinnati quarterfinal

Carlos Alcaraz has seemingly found a recipe for success in Cincinnati as he advanced to the quarterfinal of the event.

By doing so Alcaraz became the youngest player to reach the quarterfinals at the Western & Southern Open since Murray did it over a decade ago. Alcaraz played a really balanced match keeping his focus in crucial moments and it's something that's very important for him:

"I know that Marin is a really aggressive player. I had to be really focussed on the match. I knew that it was going to be a tough match, that I had to be [mentally] in the match all the time. I knew that I was going to have my chances to break his big serve. So I'm really happy with the performance and the focus in the match."

Alcaraz played an almost perfect match but a minor serving hiccup in the first set nearly cost him. He was up 5-4 and serving for the set but committed three consecutive double faults to give back the break. He escaped in the tiebreak but admitted:

"Obviously these kind of things can happen in really close moments. It's tough to come back after three double faults in a row to break my serve in that moment, but I am serving really well so I will just train a little bit more tomorrow before the quarter-finals. But I have the confidence pretty high."

Alcarua has a chance to rise to number two in the ranknigs but he needs to win the trophy to do so.