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Carlos Alcaraz vs Tomas Machac: ATP Shanghai – Quarterfinal

One of the best players today Carlos Alcaraz will take on Tomas Machac in the quarterfinal of the ATP Shanghai.

Carlos Alcaraz Profile

Former world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz is currently third in the ATP rankings. The Spaniard is 52-9 for the season and 22-4 on hard surface.

Alcaraz is coming off a 6-4, 7-5 win over Gael Monfils. Earlier in the tournament, he defeated Yibing Wu and Juncheng Shang.

Alcaraz won four titles this season, the Australian Open, the French Open and the tournaments in Indian Wells and Beijing

This is his second appearance in Shanghai after last year losing to Grigor Dimitrov in the round of 16.

Tomas Machac Profile

Tomas Machac has the highest career ranking being No. 33 in the world. The player from the Czech Republic is 33-20 for the season and 21-10 on hard surface.

He is coming off a 3-6, 6-4, 6-3 win over Tommy Paul. Earlier in the tournament, he defeated Aleksandar Vukic and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.

Machac’s best result of the season was the final in Geneve where he lost to Casper Ruud.

This is his first appearance in Shanghai.

Head-to-Head Alcaraz leads 1-0

• Alcaraz vs Machac 6-7, 6-4, ret. (2024 Davis Cup)

Prediction and Conclusion

Carlos Alcaraz is coming off his fourth title this season in Beijing and hopes to win his second title in two weeks. In the quarterfinal, he will take on Tomas Machac, whom he played against recently in the Davis Cup. Machac retired in that one but will definitely give everything he got in this match. However, no matter what the player from the Czech Republic does, Alcaraz will have no problem advancing to the semifinal. Therefore, we go with the Spaniard to win this one by covering the -3.5-game spread.