Tommy Paul downs Carlos Alcaraz 6-3 4-6 6-3 in the quarter in Toronto on Friday. Paul will try to go further in the tournament when playing against Jannik Sinner in the semifinal. The battle lasted 2 hours and 20 minutes. This will be his best result in this tournament. In the past, the best he could do was reach the quarter in 2022. Here you can see his previous results at this event.
The American added to his prize money $ 138,355 after winning this match. He has already won $ 304,375 as of now in this tournament. If he wins the next match, the American will add $ 252,255 to his earnings to get in total $ 556,630.
Highlights Tommy Paul vs. Carlos Alcaraz National Bank Open – Toronto
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
2h:20
At the end of the match, Paul scored 95 points vs. the Spaniard’s 91.
Paul
Paul won this match even if he was far from perfect in converting his break points as he converted only 40% (4/10) of the procured opportunities.
Alcaraz
On the other side, the Spaniard was battling in converting his break points (only 40% – 2/5). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.
After this match, the head to head between Paul and Alcaraz is 2-1 for Tommy.
Draw and next match H2H: Tommy Paul vs. Jannik Sinner – stats
Paul will compete against Sinner in the semifinal.
This will be the 3rd time that Tommy Paul and Jannik Sinner play each other. The head to head is 1-1 for Paul and Sinner (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.
Live score progression and stats
Paul had a running start at the beginning of the set after breaking Carlos Alcaraz in the 1st game (1-0). Notwithstanding, there was more to do for Paul to win the set as the Spaniard managed to break back in the 8th (3-5) game. Paul maintained his cool to break the Spaniard in the 9th (6-3) game.
Tommy failed to serve out the set when leading 6-3 to be broken at 30.
Paul converted 75% of his break points (3/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40), the 7th (4-2 30-40) and the 9th game (5-3 40-A and 40-A). Moreover, on the other side, Carlos converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had his opportunities in the 4th (1-2 40-A) and the 8th game (2-5 15-40).
They contested 65 points. Tommy was the one to win the set after conquering 7 more points than Carlos (36-29). The American dropped 12 points on serve (20-12). On the losing side, the Spaniard conceded 16 points on serve (17-16).
Both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Carlos conquered in the 7th game (4-3) just before ultimately winning the set (6-4).
Alcaraz was spot on in converting all his break points in the 7th (3-3 0-40), the 9th (5-3 30-40) and the 11th game (6-3 30-40). Moreover, on the other side, Tommy was spot on in converting all his break points in the 4th (2-1 30-40) and the 8th game (3-4 40-A, 40-A and 40-A).
They played 75 points. The Spaniard was the winner of the set after clinching 9 points more than Tommy (42-33). Carlos conceded 14 points on serve (28-14). On the other side, Tommy conceded 14 points on serve (19-14).
Similarly to the 2nd set, both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Paul snatched in the 6th game (4-2) just before eventually conquering the set (6-3).
Tommy converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40) and the 6th game (3-2 30-40). On the other side, Paul didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 46 points. Tommy conquered the set after winning 6 points more than the Spaniard (26-20). Tommy dropped 5 points on serve (17-5). on the other side of the court, Alcaraz conceded 9 points on serve (15-9).
Tennis Scores in Toronto
- Tommy PaulPaul – Carlos AlcarazAlcaraz (6-3 4-6 6-3) – Stats and score progression
- Jannik SinnerSinner – Gael MonfilsMonfils (6-4 4-6 6-3) – Stats and score progression
- Alex De MinaurDe Minaur – Daniil MedvedevMedvedev (7-67 7-5) – Stats and score progression
- Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina – Mackenzie McdonaldMcdonald (6-4 6-2) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
- Tommy PaulPaul – Jannik SinnerSinner (1-1) – H2H details and stats
- Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina – Alex De MinaurDe Minaur (2-1) – H2H details and stats
