Already seen. This is what Carlos Alcaraz experienced this morning before Tommy Paul. The tennis player who prevented him from winning in Canada last season is the same as this Friday morning left the world ranking leader without a semi-final, after winning in three sets (6-3, 4-6 and 6-3).

Alcaraz started by dropping his serve in the first match Match. Bad habit that the Murcian picked up in this Canadian Masters 1000. We saw him frustrated againthrowing the racket against the bench and shouting to each other that how could there be so many lack of connection with his shots.

It wasn't his right. The one who scares opponents on the circuit. Despite this, Alcaraz left everything on the field. Because he abandoned himself, he even abandoned his skin. We were able to see it on the ground several times. The tennis player from El Palmar was ready not to give up a single lost ball.

And so came the break in the second set. It seemed like everything was going back to the way it was the day before.. The opportunity to break at the start of the third round made us reaffirm this thought. Until In the sixth match, the irregularity of the entire duel ended up taking its toll..

A great Tommy Paul snatched the serve at the most decisive moment. And as imperturbable as he appeared throughout the night, sealed his pass to the semi-finals of the Canadian tournament. This is the first time that the North American has reached this round in a Masters 1000. There, the winner of the confrontation between Gaël Monfils and Jannik Sinner.

Change the chip to Cincinnati

It wasn't him already seen what the new Wimbledon champion wanted. But it was also not the match of Carlos Alcaraz, who, 24 hours ago, had returned like a champion. It was only a matter of time before defeat came, if the dynamic that had taken hold of him did not improve..

NOW It's time to think about Cincinnati and how to become the Carlos Alcaraz again who doesn't have to suffer from the start to the end of the match. Tommy Paul breaks it good streak, for which he already has 14 consecutive victories.

There's not much to blame the player for. has made at least every semi-final of the tournaments he has played this season, except for two. This is one of them. The epic is not always on the side of the greatest, but only they know how to erase a bad day and, it is not for nothing that Alcaraz remains the best tennis player on the planet.