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Match Details
Fixture: (3) Carlos Alcaraz vs (30) Tomas Machac
Date: October 10, 2024
Tournament: Shanghai Masters 2024
Round: Quarterfinal
Venue: Qizhong Forest Sports City Arena, Shanghai, China
Category: ATP Masters 1000
Surface: Hard
Prize Money: $8,995,555
Live Telecast: USA - Tennis Channel | UK - Sky Sports | Canada - TSN
Carlos Alcaraz vs Tomas Machac preview
World No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz will take on Tomas Machac in the quarterfinals of the Shanghai Masters 2024 on Thursday.
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After a first-round bye, Alcaraz secured a comfortable 6-2, 6-2 win over Shang Juncheng to begin his quest for the title here. Wu Yibing put up a fight but he managed to beat him 7-6 (5), 6-3 to advance to the fourth round, where Gael Monfils awaited him.
The French veteran had ousted him in the second round of the Cincinnati Open a couple of months ago. Alcaraz didn't let Monfils weave his magic this time, and a single break of serve in each set helped the Spaniard wrap up a 6-4, 7-5 victory. He has now made the last eight here for the first time in his career.
Machac staged a comeback to beat Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in three sets in the second round. He beat Aleksandar Vukic 6-4, 6-2 to book a fourth-round showdown against 11th seed Tommy Paul.
Both players held multiple break points in the first set, though it was Paul who capitalized on them. He went on a three-game run towards the end of the set to take it. He led by a break in the second set as well but Machac struck back immediately this time to level the score.
Paul then served to stay in the match at 5-4, and while he fended off three set points, Machac got the job done on his fourth to claim the set. The Czech built a 4-1 lead in the third set and maintained it until the end to secure a 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 comeback win.
Carlos Alcaraz vs Tomas Machac head-to-head
Alcaraz leads Machac 1-0 in the head-to-head. He won their previous meeting after his opponent retired at the end of the second set at last month's Davis Cup.
Carlos Alcaraz vs Tommy Paul odds
(Odds are sourced from BetMGM)
Carlos Alcaraz vs Tomas Machac prediction
Machac staged his second comeback of the tournament to beat Paul in the previous round. He won 75 percent of first serve points and fired 37 winners against 40 unforced errors.
Alcaraz's win over Monfils extended his winning streak to 12 matches. He is yet to drop a set during the tournament. His unbeaten streak also began with a win over Machac last month during their Davis Cup group stage battle. The Czech gave a good account of himself but had to throw in the towel due to an injury.
Alcaraz has only gotten better and better since then. Machac's 1-8 career record on hardcourts against top 10 players doesn't inspire a lot of confidence in his chances either. The Spaniard will be expected to continue his winning ways.
Pick: Carlos Alcaraz to win in straight sets.
