Following Tommy Paul’s victory over the Spaniard in Toronto earlier this month, Carlos Alcaraz exacted revenge on the American by defeating him.
After a 90-minute rain delay in the middle of the third set of his match, Alcaraz prevailed to advance to the quarterfinals.
Alcaraz recently disclosed his interests and job off the court in case of a rain delay. He admitted that he enjoys cracking jokes with his teammates and talking with his coach about game strategy. He later admitted that the game versus Tommy Paul was interrupted by rain. He, therefore, grabbed his phone and watched the Rocky IV movie to get motivated.
Rain delays with Carlitos:
✅ Jokes with the team
✅ Talking tactics with coach Ferrero
✅ Watching Rocky Balboa videos https://t.co/r0sYBSInVN pic.twitter.com/AZYXFQ0yrP— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) August 18, 2023
Alcaraz in Cincinnati, ranking, and results in 2023
WWWWWWWWLW Ranked world no.1, the Spaniard achieved a compiled 51-5 match record in 2023. Alcaraz is competing in Cincinnati where he toppled the world no.55 Jordan Thompson 7-5 4-6 6-3 and the world no.13 Tommy Paul 7-66 6-70 6-3.
Carlos Alcaraz will come up against the world no.70 Max Purcell in the quarter on Friday at 3:00 pm on CENTER COURT. In the past, they have never played each other up to now in top tournaments.
The Spaniard conquered 6 titles in 2023 in Buenos Aires, Indian Wells, Barcelona, Madrid, London and Wimbledon. Alcaraz reached 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 has scheduled to play next at the U.S. Open (U.S. Open). He will start from the main draw that will commence on the 28th of August.
