2023 Cincinnati Open Master's 1000 - Round of 16 - Carlos Alcaraz Garfia [1] (SPN) v/s Thomas John Robert Paul [14] (USA)

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Alcaraz breaks!

 

[Kralingen]

Early break for Carlos. Think Paul just wanted to take a breather.

That’s the thing about Carlos though… he’s never out of any match at any point.

 

[Breakpointerer]

Carlos holds his return game.

 

[a10best]

Wouldn't this be some match if Paul could win it in three?
He'd preserve his awesome record against Alcaraz and continue
to keep Carlos living in fear of him.

He'll do what Cañas did to Fed in back to back tournaments.

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Alcaraz back strong and 2-0 up

 

[Djokovic_is_the_best#1]

Early break for Carlos. Think Paul just wanted to take a breather.

That’s the thing about Carlos though… he’s never out of any match at any point.

Yep. Close matches don’t bother him. He wins most of them as well.

 

[TheAssassin]

Said it back in Australia as well, love the movement and jack-of-all-trades quality that Paul possesses. Hope he cracks the top 10 soon.

Unlike Mad Lad and Z, these two are giving an enjoyable contest despite the conditions.

 

[NYTennisfan]

Early break for Carlos. Think Paul just wanted to take a breather.

That’s the thing about Carlos though… he’s never out of any match at any point.

Very Big 3ish. Relentless, opponents can't afford any dips against these guys.

 

[tennisjedi]

Didn’t need to kill that ball.

 

[tudwell]

Haven't been able to watch but my God those break points numbers. Alcaraz really is the next Fed lol. Giving 2015 US Open final a run for its money.

 

[TheAssassin]

Don't like seeing those clouds at all...

 

[marc45]

thanks tennis for providing me with the one thing I felt was lacking in my viewing experience, coaches yapping through the entire match

 

[tennisjedi]

Alcaraz 5/22 on break points.

 

[Pheasant]

Darn rain!!

 

[djokovic the conqueror]

Wouldn’t be surprising for Paul to break Tiny’s serve after play resumes. Tiny is scared of Paul.

 

[TheNachoMan]

Wouldn’t be surprising for Paul to break Tiny’s serve after play resumes. Tiny is scared of Paul.

Carlos fears the best wrestler in the world.

https://media.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2lkPTc5MGI3NjExeDN0aHo2b2J1MTQ0ZmViaDNuOWk3cmI3NjRmaml0cXY3a2l6bmxuNyZlcD12MV9pbnRlcm5hbF9naWZfYnlfaWQmY3Q9Zw/Jxi9qjlA5FCpxIeuqc/giphy.gif

 

[Topspin_80]

Djokovic ain't gonna like it!

Either late finish or postponement.

 

[Topspin_80]

Darn rain!!

Darn wind as well!!

 

[Rattie]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1692307757498593470

 

[socallefty]

Hopefully Tommy said ‘Let me break you back and give the crowd another TB to watch‘.

 

[Mark Anderson]

So what does Tommy Paul do to cause Carlos so much trouble ? I know it's early in their head to head meetings but does Carlos simply overlook him or is it something in Pauls game that troubles Carlos ?

It's the backward hat look. Soooo fearsome.

 

[Topspin_80]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1692307757498593470

Carlitos seems a shade taller than Tommy, who is listed at 6'1"

 

[Mark Anderson]

You know in Florida Paul's parents would have to request that he be called Tommy instead of Thomas John Robert Paul and Ringo.

 

[SonicNirvana]

Beautiful bagel tiebreak by Tommy Paul

 

[Mark Anderson]

Beautiful bagel tiebreak by Tommy Paul

 

[Mark Anderson]

You know Nadal bageled Davydenko in the first set and lost the match, beautiful.

 

[flyingboris]

Haven't been able to watch but my God those break points numbers. Alcaraz really is the next Fed lol. Giving 2015 US Open final a run for its money.

I love that this post is liked by @Breakpointerer

 

[Alley]

Alcaraz is still rusty. More UEs than winners...

 

[Alley]

I'm not impressed by Alcaraz's match against Tommy yesterday. He is still very rusty, very inconsistent. Didn't play well at all. He wasn't able to convert BPs, the two TBs were bad (he was getting bageled ffs! The other took many points to finish off), too many UEs off the forehand, more UEs than winners. He needs to up his level ASAP.

 

[Alley]

Will there be a new match thread for his match against Purcell today?