After losing to Tommy Paul in the first set, Carlos Alcaraz threw his racket in anger toward his seat. Naturally, it’s his level that made him so irritated. The World No. 1 had a very very slow start to the Canadian Open.

Tommy Paul defeated him at the Canadian Open, and Carlos Alcaraz stated that he needed to “improve a lot of things.” Alcaraz’s 14-game winning record is smashed by the defeat.

Fans were shocked to witness this reaction from Alcaraz as he threw his racquet after dropping his first match point.

 

Carlos Alcaraz in 2023

Currently the world no.1, Carlos played his last match on the 11^th of August when he capitulated to world no.14 Tommy Paul 6-3 4-6 6-3 in the quarter in Toronto (draw).

Currently, during this year Alcaraz owns an overall 49-5 record. The Spaniard conquered 6 titles in 2023 in Buenos Aires, Indian Wells, Barcelona, Madrid, London and Wimbledon. Carlos reached the final in Rio de Janeiro.

He is also scheduled to play at the U.S. Open (U.S. Open) after Cincinnati. The main draw will start on the 13th of August.

Paul in Toronto, ranking, and results in 2023

Now ranked no.

14 (career-high), Tommy has managed to achieve a composed 35-18 record in 2023. Tommy is now competing in Toronto where he ousted the world no.98 Diego Schwartzman 6-3 3-6 6-4, the world no.22 Francisco Cerundolo 7-6² 6-7² 6-3, the world no.70 Marcos Giron 6-3 6-2 and the world no.1 Carlos Alcaraz 6-3 4-6 6-3.

Tommy Paul will compete against the world no.8 Jannik Sinner in the semifinal on Saturday at 7:30 pm on CENTER COURT. The head to head is 1-1.

Tommy was the runner-up in Acapulco (Abierto Mexicano Telcel), in the Aix En Provence Challenger and in Eastbourne (Rothesay International).

Paul will play next in Cincinnati (Western & Southern Open). He will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 13th of August.

Carlos Alcaraz and Tommy Paul fought against each other 3 times. Their actual record is 2-1 for Paul. Before, the last time they fought against each other, Tommy Paul won 6-3 4-6 6-3 in the quarter in Toronto (National Bank Open) on the 11^th of August 2023.

In the following video you can watch the key moments of their match.