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Carlos Alcaraz Races Past Casper Ruud Into Indian Wells Quarterfinals

Alcaraz stormed to a 5-0 first-set lead and beat 13th seed Ruud 6-1, 7-6(2) on Wednesday to reach the Indian Wells quarterfinals in the last eight. After Ruud forced a tiebreak, Alcaraz dominated it and sealed victory one point after Ruud’s between-the-legs winner drew smiles from both players. The world No. 1 now faces former champion Cam Norrie.