In a key match in the third round of the men's singles tennis at the Paris Olympics, which ended on the evening of July 31, Beijing time, the gold favorite and Spain genius Alcaraz swept Russia's Safiulin 2-0 in straight sets and advanced to the men's singles quarterfinals. The scores in the two sets were 6-4 and 6-2.

【World Ranking】

Alcaraz is currently ranked No. 3 in the world and is seeded No. 2 in the men's singles at this Olympics, while Safiullin is ranked No. 66 in the world.

【Confrontation Situation】

The two sides have met once before, beating Alcaraz 6-3, 6-3 at last year's Paris Masters.

【Contest Review】

In the first set, Alcaraz broke serve twice in the opening set to take a 3-0 lead. Although Safiullin broke back one game in the fourth game, Alcaraz managed to win his own serve in the 10th game.

In the second set, Alcaraz broke again to take a 2-0 lead. In the seventh game, Alcaraz broke serve again to extend the advantage to 5-2, and in the end, Alcaraz successfully won the service game in the eighth game and won the second set 6-2, thus eliminating his opponent 2-0 and entering the men's singles quarterfinals.

【Next Round Opponent】

After advancing to the round of eight, Alcaraz will face ninth seed Paul of United States for a place in the last four of men's singles.