Tomas Machac and Carlos Alcaraz engaged in amusing banter following their thrilling matchup at the Shanghai Masters. On October 11, the two faced off in the Masters 1000 quarterfinals, with Machac emerging victorious.
Alcaraz had won 12 straight games going into the Shanghai Masters quarterfinals. But a strong performance from Tomas Machac, who stopped the Spaniard from controlling the match with his superb serving and high winners tally, put an end to his run.
After taking a tiebreaker to take a one-set lead, Machac broke Alcaraz at the end of the second set to win the match 7-6 (5), 7-5. The Czech player advanced to his first-ever Masters 1000 semifinal with his second top-5 victory of the year. Alcaraz thanked Machac via an Instagram Story following the competition, displaying a remarkable amount of humility.
Machac apologized in good humour for the level he displayed during their match and thanked Alcaraz for his kind remarks.
Alcaraz wrote: “Congratulations @tomas machac! Well played today. I am disappointed to lose, but happy with a great Asian swing!”
Machac responded, resharing Alcaraz’s Instagram story: “Thank you Sorry for my level today.”
Machac in Shanghai, ranking, and results in 2024
At the moment ranked no.33 (career-high), Machac has managed to achieve a compiled 34-20 record in 2024. Machac is currently competing in Shanghai where he overcame Unknown Player bye, the world no.64 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 1-6 7-6(3) 6-4, the world no.91 Aleksandar Vukic 6-4 6-2, the world no.13 Tommy Paul 3-6 6-4 6-3 and the world no.2 Carlos Alcaraz 7-6(5) 7-5.
Tomas Machac will compete against the world no.67 Botic Van De Zandschulp in the final on Sunday at 2:00 pm on CENTER COURT. Their record is 3-2 for Van De Zandschulp.
The Czech was the finalist in Geneva (Gonet Geneva Open).
Carlos Alcaraz in 2024
WLWLLWLWWW Currently the world no.2, the Spaniard played his last match on the 10th of October when he was defeated by world no.33 Tomas Machac 7-6(5) 7-5 in the quarter in Shanghai (draw).
Currently, during this season Carlos owns a composed 51-10 win-loss record. Carlos conquered 4 titles in 2024 in Indian Wells, French Open, Wimbledon and Beijing. Carlos was the runner-up in Paris.
Carlos Alcaraz will come up against the world no.357 Gabi Adrian Boitan in the . They have never competed against each other till now in top competitions.
Carlos clinched 4 titles in 2024 in Indian Wells, French Open, Wimbledon and Beijing. Alcaraz was the runner-up in Paris (Olympics).
Carlos won 17 titles in his career: 5 on hard courts, 8 on clay courts, 1 on indoor courts and 3 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
He is also scheduled to play in Paris (Rolex Paris Masters). The main draw will start on the 28th of October.
Tomas Machac and Carlos Alcaraz faced off only 2 times. The head to head is 1-1. Before, the last time they fought against each other, Tomas Machac won 7-6(5) 7-5 in the quarter in Shanghai (Shanghai Rolex Masters) on the 10th of October 2024.
In the video below you can watch the highlights.
Tomas Machac and Carlos Alcaraz |
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Machac in Shanghai, ranking, and results in 2024
Now ranked no.33 (career-high), the Czech has achieved a compiled 34-20 match record in 2024. Tomas is participating in Shanghai where he conquered Unknown Player bye, the world no.64 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 1-6 7-6(3) 6-4, the world no.91 Aleksandar Vukic 6-4 6-2, the world no.13 Tommy Paul 3-6 6-4 6-3 and the world no.2 Carlos Alcaraz 7-6(5) 7-5.
Tomas Machac will take on the world no.67 Botic Van De Zandschulp in the final on Sunday at 2:00 pm on CENTER COURT. Their head to head is 3-2 for Van De Zandschulp.
Tomas got to the final in Geneva (Gonet Geneva Open).
Carlos Alcaraz in 2024
WLWLLWLWWW Now the world no.2, the Spaniard played his last match on the 10th of October when he was defeated by world no.33 Tomas Machac 7-6(5) 7-5 in the quarter in Shanghai (draw).
Currently, during this year the Spaniard has achieved a compiled 51-10 record. Carlos has won 4 titles in 2024 in Indian Wells, French Open, Wimbledon and Beijing. The Spaniard was the finalist in Paris.
Carlos Alcaraz will square off with the world no.357 Gabi Adrian Boitan in the . They have never played each other so far on the main tour.
The Spaniard clinched 4 titles in 2024 in Indian Wells, French Open, Wimbledon and Beijing. The Spaniard was the finalist in Paris (Olympics).
The Spaniard won 17 titles in his career: 5 on hard courts, 8 on clay courts, 1 on indoor courts and 3 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
He is also scheduled to play in Paris (Rolex Paris Masters). The main draw will start on the 28th of October.
Tomas Machac and Carlos Alcaraz played each other just 2 times. Their record is 1-1. Before, the last time they played, Tomas Machac won 7-6(5) 7-5 in the quarter in Shanghai (Shanghai Rolex Masters) on the 10th of October 2024.
In the following video you can watch the highlights.
Tomas Machac and Carlos Alcaraz |
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