Shanghai: Playing in only his third quarterfinal on the ATP Tour, Czech star Tomas Machac brought to an end Carlos Alcaraz’s 12-match winning streak for the season, stunning the year’s French Open and Wimbledon winner on Thursday to reach the semifinals in the Shanghai Masters.

Tomas Machac produced a dramatic 7-6, 7-5 upset to end second-ranked Carlos Alcaraz’s 12-match winning streak in the Shanghai Masters quarterfinals.

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.

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.

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.

In his most recent match on September 30, 2024, Sinner took home the win 6-2, 7-6 against Jiri Lehecka in the quarterfinals of the China Open. In his most recent match in the semifinals of the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships, Machac lost 3-6, 6-3, 2-6 against Ugo Humbert.

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

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