World no. 1 and defending Miami Open champion Carlos Alcaraz is safely through into the quarter-final in Florida. Carlos faced an in-form Tommy Paul in the fourth round and scored a 6-4, 6-4 triumph in an hour and 36 minutes.
The Spaniard is three wins away from keeping the title and remaining on the ATP throne ahead of Novak Djokovic
. Tommy prevailed over Carlos in Canada last year but stood no chance in this one. Alcaraz played better behind the first and second serve and dropped 14 points in ten service games, saving the only break point and keeping the pressure on the other side.
The American played against six break points and gave serve away once in each set to finish his journey in the fourth round. Carlos tamed his strokes nicely and hit 22 winners and 23 unforced errors. He reduced his opponent to under ten winners and left him behind in the mid-range exchanges to seal the deal in straight sets.
Tommy fired 20 service winners, which was insufficient to keep him safe after experiencing issues in five service games.
Carlos Alcaraz took down Tommy Paul in straight sets in Miami.
The American closed the encounter’s first game with an ace, hoping for a good run and seeking his 13th consecutive triumph over the Spaniards!
Alcaraz held at 30 in game two before his rival…
