Miami Open: Carlos Alcaraz advances to quarterfinal after beating Tommy Paul, Stefanos Tsitsipas crashes out

Miami Open: Carlos Alcaraz defeated USA’s Tommy Paul in straight units and superior to the quarterfinal. Stefanos Tsitsipas confronted a defeat to Karen Khachanov.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Mar 29, 2023 08:37 IST

Miami Open: Alcaraz advances to quarters after beating Paul, Tsitsipas crashes out. Courtesy: AP

By India Today Sports Desk: World No.1 Carlos Alcaraz continued his spectacular run after an harm layoff as he defeated the USA’s Tommy Paul within the males’s singles Round of 16 of the Miami Open. Alcaraz gained the match 6-0, 7-6 (7-5) in an hour and 36 minutes.

Like Elena Rybakina, who defeated Martina Trevisan, Alcaraz additionally stored alive his hopes of sunshine double. Alcaraz will now face Taylor Fritz within the quarter-final on Thursday, March 30. It additionally occurred to be his ninth win in a row on the ATP circuit.

Alcaraz has gained three matches towards Paul till now. If he wins the Miami Open, the 19-year-old Spaniard would be the youngest participant to win the Sunshine Double.

“I played a really great match and I hope to play the same level in the quarter-final. I moved well and defended well and I counter-attacked and I think if I play at that same level I will have a lot of chances to get through,” Alcaraz stated.

Earlier within the day, 2nd seed Stefanos Tsitsipas confronted a shock defeat by the hands of Karen Khachanov. Khachanov took an hour and 32 minutes to win the match 7-6 (4), 6-4.

Prior to the match, the percentages had been stacked towards Khachanov, who had misplaced all his earlier six matches towards Tsitsipas. Khachanov additionally reached 4 quarterfinals out of six tour-level championships.

“I think [restricting Tsitsipas] was the key. Both of us were serving pretty well in the first setâ€æ Then I took it to the tie-break, and in the second set as soon as the opportunity came, I had to take it,” Khachanov stated after the match.

Khachanov is subsequent scheduled to lock horns with both Francisco Cerundolo or Lorenzo Sonego.

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Published On:

Mar 29, 2023