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Carlos Alcaraz: Second-seeded Carlos Alcaraz of Spain will face Russia's Daniil Medvedev after beating another Russian player Karen Khachanov in the men's singles quarterfinals of the China Open, while Magda Linette of Poland upset the third seed Jasmine Paolini of Italy here on Monday. Alcaraz seized a 7-5, 6-2 victory over the seventh-seeded Khachanov and tended to be aggressive throughout the game.

"I always try to put some pressure when they are serving just in a certain way. I was there putting some returns in, playing good points, and taking the most of the changes that he brought to me," said the 21-year-old Spaniard, who will meet the third-seeded Medvedev next.

Medvedev eased past Flavio Cobolli of Italy 6-2, 6-4 in the quarterfinals and took the match against Alcaraz as a test, reports Xinhua. "I feel like he is in the zone. I think I'm not the only one to say it. When he [Alcaraz] is in the zone, he is probably one of the best players in the world," the Russian noted.