Carlos Alcaraz got revenge on Andy Murray after beating the former grand slam champion 6-3 6-4 to reach the Vienna Quarter-Finals.
The Spaniard lost to Murray in a three set battle at Indian Wells earlier this month but was victorious in Austria.
Despite being a break up in the second set, the three time grand slam champion couldn’t consistently out-power the aggressive Spaniard.
Alcaraz will now play Nikoloz Basilashvili or Matteo Berrettini in the last eight.
Alcaraz was aggressive from the very first ball as he controlled rallies behind the baseline and punished Murray’s weak second serve.
After being broke in the first game, the Brit got his revenge in the fourth game as he converted in his sixth break point of the game to seal the break back.
However Alcaraz’s firepower was too much and the Spaniard’s consistent firepower was too much for Murray as two hard-fought breaks followed as he sealed the opening set in 65 minutes.
Murray utilised a more attacking style of play in the second set and was rewarded with an early break of serve as he would take a 4-2 lead.
But Alcaraz displayed too much power and accuracy as he reeled off four games in a row to complete his victory and progress into the Vienna quarter-finals.
Alcaraz will now play Basilashvili or Berrettini in the quarter-finals as he looks for a strong finish to a career-best season.
As for Murray that will be the end of his season unless he gets a wildcard into Paris next week or makes the Davis Cup Finals team for Great Britain.
