Tommy Paul is going to face Carlos Alcaraz on the court on Thursday at the Western & Southern Open. That would be upsetting for a lot of players. The good news is that Tommy recently defeated Alcaraz in Toronto.
Paul said it during a conversation before his match-up against Alcaraz at Cincinnati: “It helps a little bit, but at the same time, it probably doesn’t hurt him. He probably feels less pressure this week to play me than he did last week. So I think it’s going to be a very, very tricky and tough match. But I’m really looking forward to this.”
He further said: “He’s obviously an unbelievable player. But when I play him, it’s just like there’s more energy around the match and it’s more exciting and I’m more excited to play those matches. So I have a lot of fun playing those matches.”
At the National Bank Open Presented by Rogers, Paul made it to his first ATP Masters 1000 semifinal, which gives him confidence. However, the 14th seed does not think that his performance there automatically applies in Cincinnati.
Paul in Cincinnati, ranking, and results in 2023
LLWWWWLWWL Currently ranked no.13 (career-high), Paul has achieved a composed 37-19 record in 2023. Paul is participating in Cincinnati where he defeated the world no.41 Miomir Kecmanovic 7-5 7-62 and the world no.33 Ugo Humbert 6-1 7-64.
Tommy Paul will face the world no.1 Carlos Alcaraz in the 3rd round on Thursday at 3:30 pm on CENTER COURT. Their actual head to head record is 2-1 for Paul.
Paul was the runner-up in Acapulco (Abierto Mexicano Telcel), in the Aix En Provence Challenger and in Eastbourne (Rothesay International).
He is also scheduled to play in Shanghai (Shanghai Rolex Masters) on the 2nd of October and Paris (Rolex Paris Masters) on the 30th of October.
Alcaraz in Cincinnati, ranking, and results in 2023
WLWLLWLWWW Now ranked no.1, Alcaraz achieved an overall 50-5 record in 2023. Carlos is currently competing in Cincinnati where he beat the world no.55 Jordan Thompson 7-5 4-6 6-3.
Carlos Alcaraz will take on the world no.13 Tommy Paul in the 3rd round on Thursday at 3:30 pm on CENTER COURT. Their current head to head is 2-1 for Paul.
Alcaraz conquered 6 titles in 2023 in Buenos Aires, Indian Wells, Barcelona, Madrid, London and Wimbledon. The Spaniard was the runner-up in Rio de Janeiro (Rio Open).
Carlos 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 has scheduled to compete next at the U.S. Open (U.S. Open). He will start to play the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 28th of August.
Tommy Paul and Carlos Alcaraz played each other 3 times. Their actual head to head record is 2-1 for Paul. The last time they squared off, Tommy Paul won 6-3 4-6 6-3 in the quarter in Toronto (National Bank Open) on the 11th of August 2023.
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