Alcaraz stopped Tommy Paul and went to the quarterfinals in Miami

Carlos Alcaraz, No. 1 in the worldwent to the quarterfinals of the Miami Open after defeating Tommy Paul (19°) by 6-4 and 6-4. In this way, the Spanish continues without losing sets in the American Masters 1000.

It is also important to clarify that Carlitos comes from winning Indian Wells, also without losing partial throughout the tournament. For now, this was the first victory against Paul. The only time they had faced each other had been in Montréal in 2022with victory for the American by 6-7 (4), 7-6 (7) and 6-3.

Until 2-2 in the first set, it was an even match. However, the Spaniard won a string of important points to gain the advantage needed to win the first set.

In the second sleeve, the scenario was similar. Alcaraz went bankrupt quickly and handled the situation until the end of the match.

For now, the 19-year-old continued his great moment on the circuit. Last week conquered Indian Wells and, in addition, recovered the number 1 in the world. Day by day, he adds new records and this time was no exception. With victory over Tommy Paul He managed to break a losing streak that included the Spanish players with twelve consecutive victories for the American.

So far, they have only lost one game so far this season (against Cameron Norrie in Rio de Janeiro). In total he already has 17 victories in this 2023 with two titles: in Buenos Aires and Indian Wells.

In the next round he will face Taylor Fritz (10°)who defeated Holger Rune (8°) by 6-3 and 6-4. It will be the first confrontation between the two.

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