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Carlos Alcaraz, Buenos Aires Semi-Finals pitor dey

Argentina, 17 February : Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz Buenos Aires clay-court tournament laga semi-finals Friday dey ekta straight-sets jeet logot pahunjishey, Italian qualifier Andrea Vavassori laga khilaf. World number two Alcaraz, Australian Open dey ekta shock quarter-final exit kuria piche dey tai laga agey tournament khilina, 7-6 (7/1), 6-1 jitishey tai laga his 152nd-ranked opponent laga khilaf. Vavassori, kun para three-time major winner Andy Murray ke clay dey Madrid Masters dey jaa saal stun kurishey, Spanish star blow-for-blow ke opening set dey match kurishey.

Huilewi, Alcaraz itu piche dey second set dey ekta 5-0 lead luishey, court dey ek gondha aro 40 minutes piche dey jeet nalua agey dey.

“Agey set dey tai eman high level ekta khilishey,” Alcaraz kuishey.

“Tai laga serve return kuriboley bishi dukh thakishey aro hawaa logot bishi challenging halaat thakishey. Huilewi mui phabna dey second set dey mui bhaal wala khilishey. 

“Tai laga level olob niche jaishey, tai laga serve bhi aro mui kunwa returns wapis halishey, mui laga chances luishey aro mui phabna dey mui alag thakishey.”

Itu 20-saal Spaniard toh Chilean third seed Nicolas Jarry nahuiley Argentina laga Tomas Etcheverry ke samna kuribo, seeded sixth, Sunday laga title match dey ekta jagah karney.

Itu alag semi-final toh ekta all-Argentine affair thakibo kitia Facundo Diaz t9h Federico Coria laga khilaf khilibo.