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Brit tennis star Cameron Norrie stunned the top-ranked Carlos Alcaraz in the second round encounter between the sides at the Paris Masters on Wednesday with a come-from-behind win over the Spaniard.
The 30-year-old Norrie rallied to pick up a 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 win over Alcaraz to move into the third round of the event in the French Capital City.
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“Massive win, so big for me,” Norrie began.
“I have been coming back from my injury. Last year, I lost first round of qualifiers here,” he recounted.
“I have just tried to enjoy my tennis in the second half of the year,” the Brit added.
“I was
able to do that and to get a win like this, the biggest of my career, my first over a world number one and especially against the most confident player in the world right now,” he said.
Six-time Grand Slam champion Alcaraz struggled with his game, making 54 unforced errors and expressing his frustration in terse exchanges with coach Juan Carlos Ferrero.
After winning the first set, Alcaraz failed to maintain his momentum, while Norrie steadily grew in confidence. The world number 31 saved two break points in the seventh game of the final set and held serve to clinch the match after two hours and 22 minutes.
Alcaraz’s defeat marked the first time he had lost before a final since March, ending a dominant Masters 1000 run that stretched back to the Miami Open, during which he captured titles in Monte Carlo, Rome, and Cincinnati.
The win propelled Norrie into the last 16 at a Masters event for the first time since 2023 in Rome, matching his best previous showing in Paris from 2021.
Alcaraz risks losing the year-end world number one spot if Italy’s Jannik Sinner captures the Paris title this week. Norrie will next face Valentin Vacherot or Arthur Rinderknech, who play on Wednesday in a rematch of the Shanghai Masters final.
