Who is Tommy Paul, Carlos Alcaraz’s Roland Garros quarter-final opponent?

Day 8 at Roland Garros saw the names of the first four men’s singles quarter final competitors emerge with Carlos Alcaraz progressing as the player from Murcia looks to retain his French Open crown.

In a four set victory, the Spaniard offered too much for American No.13 seed Ben Shelton with a 10-8 tie-break win in the first set paving the way for the win.

A tense third set did see Shelton bounce back and keep tension alive at Court Philippe-Chatrier to keep the contest alive.

However, Alcaraz dug deep as he had to do in the previous round against Dzumhur and secured the match with a 6-4 win in the fourth set to guarantee a place in the next stage of the French Open.

Paul awaits in the quarter-final

The Spaniard and No.2 seed will now face Tommy Paul (United States and No.12 seed) in the next stage of the tournament on Monday.

Fishing enthusiast Tommy Paul overcame Australia’s Alexei Popyrin in the French Open fourth round on Sunday.

Paul, an enthusiastic amateur fisherman, admitted the sport was occasionally on his mind even during baseline rallies on the world’s biggest tennis stages.

“Right now it’s like the prime time season in South Florida for fishing, so I’m seeing a lot of great fish get caught while I’m away, and it’s kind of breaking my heart,” Paul told a press conference. “At least some people are catching them, right?”

With his 6-3 6-3 6-3 win over Popyrin, Paul became the first American male player to reach the last eight in Paris in 22 years.

The 28-year-old also became the only active American player to reach the last eight on all three surfaces after his 2023 Australian Open semi-final and 2024 Wimbledon quarter-final runs.

“For me it’s just like a getaway. When I’m fishing, I’m not thinking about tennis. Sometimes when I’m playing tennis, I’m thinking about fishing,” he said.

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