Carlos Alcaraz and Daniel Vallejo advance in ATP 500 Tokyo

At the ATP 500 tournament in Tokyo, Carlos Alcaraz and Daniel Vallejo advanced to the quarterfinals following significant victories.

Carlos Alcaraz, the world number 3 and top seed, defeated Matteo Arnaldi in straight sets, 7-6(6), 6-1. Despite Arnaldi holding four set points during the first-set tiebreak, Alcaraz recovered from a 2-6 deficit to win the tiebreak 8-6 before dominating the second set. Alcaraz will face Denis Shapovalov in the quarterfinals.

Paraguayan player Daniel Vallejo secured a major career milestone by defeating world number 13 Rafael Jódar 6-1, 6-3. Vallejo, ranked 56th, entered the main draw through the qualifying rounds. This victory marks his 13th win against a top-100 player. He is scheduled to face Matteo Berrettini in the next round.

Matteo Berrettini was eliminated in the round of 16 by Vallejo, losing 7-6(6), 6-1. Berrettini had multiple opportunities to take the first set, including four set points, but was unable to close it out before Vallejo took control of the match.