Carlos Alcaraz fires warning at Jack Draper, promises ‘revenge’ ahead of their Italian Open quarter-finals

Tennis star Carlos Alcaraz wants to take 'revenge' against Jack Draper in their blockbuster Italian Open 2025 quarter-final clash. The four-time Grand Slam winner has been in red-hot form and stormed into the quarters after toppling Karen Khachanov in an epic three-setter clash. Alcaraz has stormed into the quarter-finals after defeating the Russian with a scoreline of 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 to make it to the last eight rounds.

This victory has now set his clash against Jack Draper in the quarter-finals of the Rome Masters 1000 tournament. Notably, Draper has also been in red-hot form and now stormed into the world number five rankings for the first time in his career.

Jack Draper has stormed into the finals of the Qatar Open 2025 and Mutua Madrid Open 2025 and won the Indian Wells 2025 title. This breathtaking performance has allowed him to topple Novak Djokovic to claim new world rankings.

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However, Draper defeated Carlos Alcaraz in the semi-finals of Indian Wells 2025 and later won the title before defeating Holger Rune in the summit clash. When asked about facing tennis star Jack Draper in this clash, Carlos Alcaraz lauded Draper's performance while calling him 'the best player in the world'. The 22-year-old star player wanted to take revenge for his loss against the British star in the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells.

"I'm just ready. I'm just looking forward to playing against him. He's one of the best players in the world right now. The results show how good he is playing lately. Yeah, I just want to take revenge from Indian Wells. I will try to be more ready than at Indian Wells. It's going to be an interesting match to watch and to play," Carlos Alcaraz said.

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