What time does Carlos Alcaraz play Jack Draper in Rome Wednesday?

Carlos Alcaraz will have a shot at revenge when he rekindles his rivalry against Jack Draper in the quarter-finals at the Internazionali BNL d’Italia in Rome on Wednesday. The players will take to Campo Centrale not be 3:00 p.m. CEST/9 a.m. EDT Wednesday. (How to watch)

It marks a clash between the two most in-form players on the Tour in 2025: Alcaraz and Draper are first and second, respectively, in the PIF ATP Live Race To Turin. As Draper aims to debut at the Nitto ATP Finals this year, he will leapfrog Alcaraz and lead the Live Race with a title-run in Rome. While Alcaraz owns a 3-2 margin in their Lexus ATP Head2Head series, it was Draper who won their recent meeting en route to the Indian Wells title.

“He's one of the best players in the world right now,” Alcaraz said of Draper, who owns a 22-5 record this season. “The results show how he good is playing lately. [I] just want to take revenge from Indian Wells. I will try to be more ready. It’s going to be an interesting match to watch and to play.”

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Sitting at a career-high No. 5 in the PIF ATP Rankings, Draper has been on an upward trajectory this year, during which he claimed his maiden ATP Masters 1000 title in Indian Wells and reached finals in Doha and Madrid. The 23-year-old has also displayed a marked improvement on clay, highlighted by his run to a first final on the surface in the Spanish capital, where he lost to Casper Ruud in three sets.

This clay-court acumen will prove pivotal in his clash with Alcaraz, who has long been a threat on the surface. The 22-year-old Spaniard is the reigning Roland Garros and Monte-Carlo champion, owning a 93-19 clay-court record, according to the Infosys ATP Win/Loss Index, compared with Draper’s 18-13.

“I see it as just two guys who are playing great tennis going out there and wanting to win and beat each other and be competitive,” Draper said. “I have big respect for him. I know what he's going to bring. He's going to be really tough to beat. I feel strong and I feel good about the match. I hope that I can bring some really good tennis.”

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Alcaraz and Draper are each set to climb a spot in the PIF ATP Rankings by reaching the semi-finals in Rome, adding extra lure to their first meeting on clay. If Alcaraz prevails, he will reclaim the World No. 2 spot from defending champion Alexander Zverev. If Draper triumphs, he will surpass Taylor Fritz to a new career-high World No. 4.

The rankings shift could significantly impact the seeding at Roland Garros. As the second seed in Paris, Alcaraz would avoid a potential semi-final clash with World No. 1 Jannik Sinner. Comparably, Draper would also avoid the Top 3 players until the semi-final stage if he were to be seeded fourth.

After being forced to withdraw from the Masters 1000 in Madrid through an adductor injury, Alcaraz has surpassed his own expectations in Rome. The Spaniard did not drop a set in his opening two matches in the Italian capital before coming through a testing three-set battle with Karen Khachanov.

Similarly, Draper dropped his first set of the tournament on Tuesday to Corentin Moutet, but quickly responded with a clinical comeback, during which he upped his aggression to seal victory. While his attacking nous will be crucial against Alcaraz, it was the Briton’s consistency that made the difference in his 6-1, 0-6, 6-4 win in the Indian Wells semi-finals in March.

“I remember the match perfectly in Indian Wells,” recalled Alcaraz. “I remember I started really, really bad. I was really nervous at the beginning. I think we didn't do anything spectacular. In the first set, I think he didn't do anything spectacular. He was really solid. I was making a lot of mistakes. In the second set, it was the same. I didn't do anything spectacular.

“I had to learn from that match. I will try to start the match much better than I did in Indian Wells just with more rhythm, not making a lot of mistakes. I [will] just try to get into the match and we'll see. But I think we both will try to play aggressively. Who's better will win.”