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Two-time major winner Alcaraz said he was “nervous” before his meeting with Marozsan, having lost to the world number 58 in straight sets at last year’s Italian Open.<\/p>\n
“I was nervous before, I’m not going to lie. Playing against someone who beat you easily, I remembered I had no chances to win the game in Rome so it was difficult for me,” Alcaraz said.<\/p>\n
“Today I knew what I had to do better than I did in Rome.”<\/p>\n
Alcaraz broke twice in the opening set and claimed the decisive break in the sixth game of the second to seal his place in the last eight for a third consecutive year at Indian Wells.<\/p>\n
The 20-year-old added: “I did a few mistakes that I didn’t want to make so that’s what I want to be better. I want to serve better. It doesn’t mean today I served bad but I want to keep improving and putting good tennis on the court.”<\/p>\n
In the women’s draw, 16th seed Elina Svitolina lost 6-1 4-6 6-3 to American Emma Navarro<\/b>, while her Ukrainian compatriot Marta Kostyuk<\/b> reached the last eight with a 6-4 6-1 over Russia’s Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova.<\/p>\n
Kostyuk will face Russia’s Anastasia Potapova<\/b>, who beat Italian 13th seed Jasmine Paolini 7-5 0-6 6-3.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n