Paris Masters 2024: Carlos Alcaraz vs Nicolas Jarry preview, head-to-head, prediction, odds and pick

Match Details

Fixture: (2) Carlos Alcaraz vs Nicolas Jarry

Date: October 29, 2024

Tournament: Paris Masters 2024

Round: Second Round (Round of 32)

Venue: AccorHotels Arena, Bercy, Paris

Category: ATP Masters 1000

Surface: Hard-court (Indoor)

Prize Money: $ 6,426,106

Live Telecast: USA - Tennis Channel | UK - Sky Sports | Canada - TSN

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Carlos Alcaraz vs Nicolas Jarry preview

Carlos Alcaraz (Getty)

Second seed and one of the favorites for the title, Carlos Alcaraz will begin his campaign at the 2024 Paris Masters when he goes up against Nicolas Jarry in the second. 2024 has been a year when Alcaraz has further strengthened his credentials as the game's next superstar. The Spaniard completed the prestigious Channel Slam, winning the French Open and Wimbledon titles successively, a feat achieved by only a few players in men's tennis history.

Barring the two Major titles, the World No. 2 also won titles in Indian Wells and Beijing. He reached the final of the Paris Olympics, where he lost 6-7 (3), 6-7 (2) to Novak Djokovic in one of the most highly anticipated matches of the year. He enters the last Masters 1000 event of the year on the back of a quarterfinal run at the Shanghai Masters. The Spaniard unexpectedly lost 6-7 (5), 5-7 to Tomas Machac. Being the second seed, he received a bye in the opening round in Bercy.

The first half of 2024 was encouraging for Nicolas Jarry as the Chilean reached the two finals on clay at the Argentina Open (lost to Facundo Diaz Acosta), and the Italian Open (lost to Alexander Zverev). On hard courts, he had a great run to the quarterfinals at the Miami Open, losing 2-6, 6-7 (7) to Daniil Medvedev.

However, since making the final in Rome, the World No. 37's form completely went off a cliff. After the Italian Open, the Chilean could only win 2 of his next 13 matches with a streak of six consecutive losses till the US Open. However, at the Paris Masters, the former World No. 16 started positively, winning 7-6 (4), 6-3 against Italian qualifier Lorenzo Sonego in the first round.

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Carlos Alcaraz vs Nicolas Jarry head-to-head

The head-to-head between Alcaraz and Jarry is 2-1 in favor of the Spaniard. The last time these players met was at the semifinal of the Argentina Open this year, where the Chilean won 7-6 (2), 6-3.

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Carlos Alcaraz vs Nicolas Jarry odds

Player Name	Moneyline	Handicap Bets	Total Games
Nicolas Jarry	+675	TBD	TBD
Carlos Alcaraz	-1400	TBD	TBD

(Odds have been sourced from BetMGM)

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Carlos Alcaraz vs Nicolas Jarry prediction

Alcaraz has a 51-10 record in the season coming into this match. Even though the Spaniard has been in fine form this year, he has faced some unexpected losses from time to time such as losing to Gale Monfils (Cincinnati Open), Botic van de Zandschulp (US Open), and Tomas Machac (Shanghai Masters). Also, he hasn't yet cracked the surfaces of indoor courts as he has a 71 percent win rate on the surface and has not reached a final.

Jarry has yet to reach a hard-court final in his career. The Chilean has had his most success on clay, reaching seven finals in his career (two this year), and winning three titles on the red dirt.

Alcaraz is the firm favorite as he has won both his hardcourt matches against Jarry previously, and the Chilean's form in the second half of the season has considerably dipped.

Pick- Alcaraz to win in straight sets