Carlos Alcaraz reveals his ‘redefined targets’ by the end of the 2024 season as he easily gets past Nicolas Jarry in Paris Masters R1
Carlos Alcaraz has seen the highs and lows at Paris this year, winning Roland Garros and finishing with a silver medal at the Olympics.
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World No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz is optimistic about making more history in France’s capital city as he begins his Paris Masters campaign. The city has been central to the Spaniard’s success in 2024.
Alcaraz won the 2024 Roland Garros title and went on to secure his first Olympic silver medal at the Paris Olympics. Now, the former World No. 1 hopes to add another title in Paris before the season ends.
To win every tournament I play. I think I’m playing great. I’m really proud of myself for the whole year. Just a few tournaments left till the end of the season. I really want to win here. I’ll go week by week and day by day. Hoping for a great result.
Carlos Alcaraz said in his post-match interview at Paris Masters
Alcaraz aims to join legends like Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic by winning both Roland Garros and the Paris Masters. At 21, he also hopes to match Djokovic’s achievement of winning both titles in the same season.
So far, Alcaraz has won only one Masters 1000 title this season, at Indian Wells. With Jannik Sinner’s recent withdrawal, he is the favorite to claim his first Masters 1000 title in Paris.
Carlos Alcaraz advances in the third round of the Paris Masters
Carlos Alcaraz began his Rolex Paris Masters campaign on Tuesday (October 29) with a strong performance and a hint of revenge. The young Spaniard looked sharp as he took on his first opponent of the tournament.
The second seed defeated Nicolas Jarry 7-5, 6-1, improving his 2024 record in opening rounds to 13-2. Jarry had beaten Alcaraz in the Buenos Aires semi-final earlier this year, but this time the former World No.1 dominated, converting 80% of his break points, according to Infosys ATP Stats.
In the second set, Jarry put up a fight and challenged Alcaraz in the early stages. However, the Spaniard quickly dialed in, finding his rhythm to secure a one-hour, 30-minute victory.
With this win, Alcaraz moves forward to the second round. He will face either local favorite Ugo Humbert or qualifier Marcos Giron as he aims to advance further in the tournament.
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