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US Open: Alcaraz Reaches Quarterfinals After Beating Local Favourite Tommy Paul

From Times of Oman · () English

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Newswire Named sources Outcome reported
  • Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz defeated American Tommy Paul 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 to reach the US Open quarterfinals.
  • Alcaraz has won 18 consecutive matches at Grand Slam tournaments and has beaten Paul at all four majors.
  • The victory extended Alcaraz’s head-to-head advantage over Paul to 7-2 after a four-and-a-half-month layoff caused by wrist injuries.

Carlos Alcaraz moved into the US Open quarterfinals by beating local favourite Tommy Paul 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 on Sunday. The defending champion completed the match in two hours and 20 minutes, producing 33 winners and dropping only one set across his four matches at the tournament.

Neither player earned a break point during the opening nine games. Alcaraz then broke to take the first set, broke Paul twice in the second, and added another break in the third to close out the match.

The win gave Alcaraz a 7-2 lead in his head-to-head record against Paul. He has now beaten the American at all four Grand Slam tournaments, becoming the 10th man in the Open Era to defeat the same opponent at each major.

I played my game. I tried to play my style. Tommy is such a talented player. His shots are pretty dangerous, and sometimes it is really difficult to control the ball when it comes to you. I just tried to be ready for a battle and tried to be aggressive all the time.

· Carlos AlcarazAlcaraz described his approach in his post-match interview after defeating Tommy Paul.

“I played my game. I tried to play my style. Tommy is such a talented player. His shots are pretty dangerous, and sometimes it is really difficult to control the ball when it comes to you. I just tried to be ready for a battle and tried to be aggressive all the time,” Alcaraz said in a post-match interview quoted by the ATP website.

“I think so,” Alcaraz said when asked whether he had returned to his full physical best. He missed four and a half months because of wrist injuries before returning to major competition. The result extended his Grand Slam winning streak to 18 matches, including his 2025 US Open victory and his title run at January’s Australian Open. He has 26 wins and three losses this season.

I think so

· Carlos AlcarazAlcaraz answered when asked whether he had returned to his full physical best after his wrist injury layoff.
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