"I played incredibly well today, probably one of my best matches of the year," ignited number 6 in the ATP rankings (19), on the strength of his four titles won in 2022.
Juan Carlos Ferrero's protege will challenge Slovakian Alex Molcan (48th) on Saturday, who beat Croatian Borna Coric (183rd) on German soil, forced to retire when he was down 2-0 in the second set after losing the 1st 7-6 (9/7).
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Result of the quarter-finals of the Hamburg ATP 500 tournament played on Friday.
Lorenzo Musetti (ITA) defeats Alejandro Davidovich (ESP) 6-4, 6-3
Francisco Cerundolo (ARG) beats Aslan Karatsev (RUS) 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (7/4)
Carlos Alcaraz (ESP / N.1) defeats Karen Kachanov (RUS / N.7) 6-0, 6-2
Alex Molcan (SVK) beats Borna Coric (CRO) 7-6 (9/7), 2-0 (retirement)
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