After beating Jordan Thompson in his opening round at the Western & Southern Open, Carlos Alcaraz has already won 50 matches this year. However, Alcaraz’s quick season run to the halfway point compares sharply with the typically poor play in the opening two sets of a rain-shortened encounter.
Right now, after winning this match against Thompson, Alcaraz has won the 50th match this year till now, setting up a new record.
After overcoming Novak Djokovic and claiming the Wimbledon title last month, Carlos Alcaraz earned increasing amounts of popularity.
In the post-match conference, he said: “It wasn’t an easy match but I found my best level at the end. We were waiting around all day to play the match and then when you step on the court you have to start with the rain, so it wasn’t easy. But you have to find a way to win these matches in this type of situation.”
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It's a Tour leading 50 wins for @carlosalcaraz this season as he defeats Thompson in Cincinnati!#CincyTennis pic.twitter.com/BTK0D4Pa6L
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Alcaraz in Cincinnati, ranking, and results in 2023
WWWWWWWWLW Currently the world no.1, Carlos has managed to achieve a composed 50-5 match record in 2023. The Spaniard is now playing in Cincinnati where he beat the world no.55 Jordan Thompson 7-5 4-6 6-3.
The Spaniard has won 6 titles in 2023 in Buenos Aires, Indian Wells, Barcelona, Madrid, London and Wimbledon. Alcaraz got to the final in Rio de Janeiro (Rio Open).
The Spaniard won 12 titles in his career: 3 on hard courts, 7 on clay courts and 2 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Alcaraz will compete next at the U.S. Open (U.S. Open). He will begin to play the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 28th of August.
Jordan Thompson in 2023
Ranked world no.55, Jordan played his last match on the 15th of August when he was overcome by world no.1 Carlos Alcaraz 7-5 4-6 6-3 in the 2nd round in Cincinnati (draw).
At present, during this year Thompson has achieved an overall 37-21 win-loss record. The Australian conquered 2 titles in 2023 in the Rome Challenger and the Gwangju Challenger. Thompson reached the final in Hertogenbosch.
Thompson is scheduled to compete next at the U.S. Open (U.S. Open). He will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 28th of August.
Carlos Alcaraz and Jordan Thompson clashed against each other only on 1 occasion. The head to head is 1-0 for Alcaraz. When they played, Carlos Alcaraz won 7-5 4-6 6-3 in the 2nd round in Cincinnati (Western & Southern Open) on the 15th of August 2023.
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Carlos Alcaraz and Jordan Thompson |
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