Carlos Alcaraz was too good for Tommy Paul on Tuesday in Miami when he defeated the American player 6-4 6-4. Although both players played excellent tennis, Alcaraz ultimately prevailed. During their handshake at the net following the match, the two exchanged a few words, and the Spaniard was questioned about it by Tennis Channel’s Prakash Amritraj.
Carlitos revealed that they are friends off the court he was sure that they will have many more battles ahead.
“We are friends off the court. At the end of the match, he told me that I was too good and playing great, and of course, I told him that we have more battles, this won’t be just the second match we are going to play. So, hopefully we play a lot more matches,” Alcaraz commented.
Alcaraz in Miami, ranking, and results in 2023
LWLLWLWWWW At the moment ranked no.1, Carlos has achieved an overall 17-1 match record in 2023. Alcaraz is currently competing in Miami where he overcame the world no.100 Facundo Bagnis 6-0 6-2, the world no.76 Dusan Lajovic 6-0 7-65 and the world no.19 Tommy Paul 6-4 6-4.
Carlos Alcaraz will compete against the world no.10 Taylor Fritz in the quarter on Wednesday at 8:30 pm on STADIUM. They have never played each other as of now on the main tour.
Alcaraz has won 2 titles in 2023 in Buenos Aires and Indian Wells. The Spaniard was the runner-up in Rio de Janeiro (Rio Open).
The Spaniard won 8 titles in his career: 3 on hard courts and 5 on clay courts. (See the list of his titles)
Alcaraz will compete next in Barcelona (Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell). He will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 17th of April.
Tommy Paul in 2023
LLWWWWLWWL Currently the world no.19, Paul played his last match on the 28th of March when he lost to world no.1 Carlos Alcaraz 6-4 6-4 in the 4th round in Miami (draw).
This year Paul achieved a 16-6 record. Tommy Paul’s best performance of the present year was reaching the final in Acapulco.
Paul has scheduled to compete next in Houston (US Men’s Clay Court Championship). He will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 3rd of April.
Carlos Alcaraz and Tommy Paul played each other only twice. The head to head is 1-1. The last time they played, Carlos Alcaraz won 6-4 6-4 in the 4th round in Miami (Miami Open) on the 28th of March 2023.
In the following video you can watch the highlights.
