Spanish second seed and four-time Grand Slam champion Alcaraz emerged from a tense first set to defeat Russian seventh seed Karen Khachanov 7-5, 6-2 in Beijing, saying afterwards: “I’m not letting my opponents show their best tennis.”

For the second straight year, No. 3-ranked Carlos Alcaraz has advanced to the China Open semifinals after beating Karen Khachanov 7-5, 6-2 on Monday. Alcaraz will face Daniil Medvedev, who beat Flavio Cobolli 6-2,

Carlos Alcaraz beat Karen Khachanov 7-5, 6-2 in a tricky, physical encounter to reach the China Open semi-finals, where he will face Daniil Medvedev.