Tommy Paul ended Carlos Alcaraz’s 14-match winning streak when he upset the World No. 1 in Friday’s quarter-final at the National Bank Open Presented by Rogers.
The American Paul struck the ball cleanly to down the top seed 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 and reach his maiden ATP Masters 1000 semi-final. The 26-year-old, who defeated Alcaraz last year in Montreal, displayed all-court coverage and often looked for opportunities to move forward to earn his first win over a World No. 1.
The 12th seed won 21 of 23 net points and rushed Alcaraz with aggressive returning throughout the two-hour, 20-minute battle.
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The one-time tour-level titlist improved to 2-1 in his Lexus ATP Head2Head series with Alcaraz, who slips to 49-5 on the season. A semi-finalist at this year’s Australian Open, Paul will next meet seventh seed Jannik Sinner or Frenchman Gael Monfils.
Alcaraz, who has collected a season-leading six tour-level titles, suffered his first loss since Roland Garros. It was also his first quarter-final loss of 10 appearances in the last eight this year.
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