Carlos Alcaraz responds when asked if he is in the best form of his career right now after winning again

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Carlos Alcaraz is through to the semifinals of the Japan Open in his debut appearance at the event.

The Spaniard continued his flawless run in Tokyo, earning another straight-sets victory against Brandon Nakashima to set up a clash with Laver Cup teammate Casper Ruud in the final four.

Alcaraz suffered an injury to his ankle earlier on in the tournament, but since then, he has looked completely pain-free, having torn through his quarter of the draw in dominant fashion.

Outside of his Laver Cup loss to Taylor Fritz, the world number one is undefeated since the Wimbledon final, and looks unstoppable on the ATP Tour at the moment.

Carlos Alcaraz reacts to his quarterfinal win at the Japan Open

Reacting to his victory over Nakashima, Alcaraz said: “It’s great to go through playing another semi-final. It’s special because it’s the first time that I’m playing here in Japan, here in Tokyo.

“A semifinal in my first appearance is something great. I just tried to not let the American, you know, go forward.”

Alcaraz has made nine finals this year and won seven of them, including two Grand Slam titles.

• Rotterdam: Champion
• Monte-Carlo: Champion
• Barcelona: Finalist
• Rome: Champion
• Roland Garros: Champion
• Queen’s: Champion
• Wimbledon: Finalist
• Cincinnati: Champion
• US Open: Champion

When asked if he is in the best form of his life in 2025, he responded: “Yeah, probably. I’m just feeling great on court every time that I step on the court, I just feel like I can do everything, no?

“I’m approaching the end of the season with a lot of confidence and you know this kind of matches keep the confidence really high.

“I’m just trying to set up goals before the tournaments, before the matches, trying to follow those goals, and I think that helps me.”

Carlos Alcaraz matches the ‘big three’ after win at the Japan Open

With his triumph over Nakashima, Alcaraz has now reached his ninth consecutive tour-level semifinal.

He is just the fourth player since 1990 to do so, following Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic.

The last time Alcaraz did not make the semifinal of an ATP tournament was at the Miami Open, where he crashed out in the first round to David Goffin.

Since then, the six-time major champion has been on a tear and is eyeing up career title number 24 in Tokyo.