Machac came into this quarter-final contest with confidence having been deadlocked with Alcaraz at one-set all in last month’s Davis Cup, only to have to retire because of cramps. “I knew that I had a chance (to win), but you never know, even with a set and 5-4 it’s still so far from winning the match,” Machac added.

Carlos Alcaraz admits he was in ‘shock’ when he learned the news of Rafael Nadal ’s retirement an hour before he stepped on court at the Shanghai Masters. Nadal is Alcaraz’s tennis icon and the 21-year-old has admitted that news of his mentor bowing out of the sport after November’s Davis Cup is “really difficult” to hear.

In the Rolex Shanghai Masters quarterfinals on Thursday, Carlos Alcaraz meets Tomas Machac.Alcaraz’s last match was a win, 7-5, 6-2, over Karen Khachanov on September 30, 2024 in the

Alcaraz beat Sinner to win the China Open title last week, and a rematch against the world number one looked on the cards with the Spaniard going up against the world number 33. Yet Machac had other ideas and prevailed 7-6 (7-5) 7-5 on Thursday.

Tomas Machac was asked a question about Novak Djokovic after defeating Carlos Alcaraz at the Shanghai Masters.

Tomas Machac will compete in his first Masters 1000 semi-final in Shanghai! World no. 33 stunned world no. 2 and the Beijing Open champion Carlos Alcaraz 7-6, 7-5, delivering his third top-10 victory and setting the semi-final clash against world no.

No. 2-ranked Carlos Alcaraz's 12-match winning streak was ended by Tomas Machac 7-6 (5), 7-5 in the Shanghai Masters quarterfinals on Thursday. It was No. 33 Machac's third tour-level quarterfinal, and the Czech player proved more than a match for the four-time major-winning Spaniard as he earned his second win over a top-five opponent this year

SHANGHAI – World No. 2 Carlos Alcaraz was knocked out of the Shanghai Masters in straight sets by 33rd-ranked Tomas Machac, losing 7-6 (7-5), 7-5 on Oct 10. The Czech edged out the four-time Grand Slam champion in a closely fought first-set tiebreak after neither player was able to break their opponent’s serve.

World number two Carlos Alcaraz suffers a shock defeat to an inspired Tomas Machac in the Shanghai Masters quarter-finals.

No. 2-ranked Carlos Alcaraz's 12-match winning streak was ended by Tomas Machac 7-6 (5), 7-5 in the Shanghai Masters quarterfinals on Thursday. It was No. 33 Machac's third tour-level quarterfinal, and the Czech player proved more than a match for the four-time major-winning Spaniard as he earned his second win over a top-five opponent this year in two hours.