Carlos Alcaraz progressed to the semi-finals of the China Open with a straight-sets win over Casper Ruud.
The quantity two seed had a troublesome opening to the match, falling 3-0 behind, however got here again to win 6-4 6-2.
Seventh seed Ruud put the Spaniard, 20, on the again foot initially however Alcaraz performed fantastically from then on.
He’ll face Italian Jannik Sinner, 22, within the final 4 after the sixth seed overcame Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov 6-4 3-6 6-2.
Within the different semi-final, world quantity three Daniil Medvedev will tackle eighth seed Alexander Zverev.
If Alcaraz and Medvedev have been to satisfy within the last, it could be a repeat of the US Open semi-final that noticed the 27-year-old finish the Spaniard’s run at Flushing Meadows.