Carlos Alcaraz makes brutal admission after blowing match point for Montreal Masters loss

11.08.2022 - 20:07 msn.com

Carlos Alcaraz made a brutal assessment of his performance in his Canadian Open debut after squandering match point to suffer a three-set defeat at the hands of Tommy Paul.

Despite playing the Masters 1000 event for the first time, the Spaniard came in as the No 2 seed but was unable to capitalise on a set-and-break lead and lost to the world No 34.

Alcaraz made his Canadian Open debut on Wednesday in Montreal, coming into the tournament as the second seed behind reigning champion Daniil Medvedev.

The 19-year-old won a hard-fought 67-minute set in a tiebreak before racing to a 4-1 lead, putting himself within two games of the third round.

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World number one and French Open champion Swiatek eased past Italy's Jasmine Paolini 6-3, 6-0 in just 67 minutes. Victory was a relief for the 21-year-old Pole who had suffered early losses at warm-up events in Toronto and Cincinatti. "In matches, being a little bit stressed and tight, it can get a little bit worse, but still, I feel like my level is just better," said Swiatek who next faces 2017 champion Sloane Stephens. "We'll see if I'm going to hold on to that." Alcaraz, the 19-year-old world number four, was made to sweat by battling Sebastian Baez, winning the first two sets 7-5, 7-5 before the Argentine retired injured 0-2 down in the third.

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