Why the serve has become the limiting factor in Carlos Alcaraz's pursuit of tennis greatness — and his journey to making it a weapon.

Carlos Alcaraz continues to pile up achievements in his young tennis career. The Spaniard is only 21, an age when the “Big 3” members started to dominate, has already won four Grand Slams and countless other accolades.

Carlos Alcaraz avenged his Indian Wells semi-final defeat to Jack Draper by beating the Londoner in straight sets to reach the Italian Open semis.

The 22-year-old from Murcia risked a lot against Karen Khachanov in the round of 16, prevailing only in the third set, while in the quarterfinals he defeated the English star Jack Draper with a double 6-4 despite several ups and downs.

Celebrating Carlitos, who turns 22 today, with some help from his peers.

The Carlos Alcaraz Vs Lorenzo Musetti, ATP Italian Masters 2025 semi-final match will be live streamed on the Tennis TV app and website in India.

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Back at the start, Tartarini was a tennis instructor who sometimes performed babysitting duties for Musetti after they trained at the Tennis Club Spezia a half-hour drive from Musetti’s home in Carrara, where Musetti’s father, Francesco, toiled in the town’s famous marble mines.

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There are just four days left of the Italian Open, with the likes of Jannik Sinner and Coco Gauff headlining the day's play on Thursday. Last night saw top seed Aryna Sabalenka crash out to Qinwen Zheng and Alexander Zverev exit to home favourite Lorenzo Musetti.

Carlos Alcaraz advanced to the Rome Open semifinals after defeating Jack Draper, securing an impressive boost in the ATP rankings just ahead of Roland Garros.