Third seed Carlos Alcaraz overcame a nervy start to beat Briton Jack Draper 6-4 6-4 on Wednesday and reach the Italian Open semi-finals for the first time. Four-times Grand Slam champion Alcaraz, who is gearing up to defend the French Open title later this month,

World No. 5 Jack Draper was eliminated by Carlos Alcaraz in the quarterfinals of the Rome Open and left a striking message in the aftermath.

"I'm ready for the Jack clash - I'm looking forward to playing against him. His recent results show that he is one of the world's best players. I want to get my revenge for the Indian Wells defeat, and I will try to prepare better.