Carlos Alcaraz battles past Matteo Arnaldi to reach Tokyo quarter-finals

[p]The world number three saved four set points against the Italian, ranked 37th, in an opening-set tie-break but turned the tide thanks to some trademark aggression and a bit of luck.[/p][p]He ended up clinching the set in one hour and 13 minutes, and the complexion of the match then changed completely, as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/arnaldi-matteo/hlVLAfZK/"]Arnaldi[/a] collapsed and left [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/alcaraz-garfia-carlos/UkhgIFEq/"]Alcaraz[/a] to [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/alcaraz-garfia-c-UkhgIFEq/arnaldi-m-hlVLAfZK/?mid=A5DQZFCU"]seal the deal with a smash half an hour later[/a].[/p][embed guid="466d6b1b-93c2-4180-ac6d-5b811778284d" url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qjGAa6fpqes" social-type="youtube" /][p]The Spaniard will face [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/shapovalov-denis/zXddgn9o/"]Denis Shapovalov[/a] for a place in the final four after the Canadian, ranked 46th, who prevailed over Chile's [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/tabilo-alejandro/YgVnM5vO/"]Alejandro Tabilo[/a] 7-5, 3-6, 6-4.[/p][p]Tokyo marks Alcaraz's third tournament since returning from a wrist injury that kept him out of action for several months until late August.[/p][p]He made his comeback at the US Open, losing in the quarter-finals.[/p]