Alcaraz wins ninth game in a row

Alcaraz is on track to become the seventh person in history to win the Masters 1000 double in Indian Wells and Miami in a single season. He is yet to lose a set in Miami, having done the same in his quest to win the BNP Paribas Open. Alcaraz can increase their winning streak to 10 matches if they beat Talor Fritz in the quarterfinals.

Paul beat Alcaraz in Montreal last year. He also absolutely won the Spanish players in the last 12 meetings, including three matches this season. From the beginning of his career, Paul won 17 and lost only six matches against the bulls. But these statistics no longer make sense when he met Alcaraz on the evening of March 28.

Alcaraz's heavy late-court hits put Paul in a defensive position. The player who reached the semi-finals of the Australian Open this season only had 9 winner points for the whole match, 22 points behind the opponent. Alcaraz also scored well, scoring 12 points after 13 advances into the field. The number one seed closed the win after 98 minutes.

"I play in Miami like I'm at home," Alcaraz said of his favorite city, where many people speak Spanish. "I'm really satisfied with the current form. I will have a chance to go deep if I continue to play like this."

Fritz is not an easy opponent to play with Alcaraz. The 9th seed has not lost a set since the beginning of the tournament. He beat higher seed Holger Rune 6-3, 6-4 in the fourth round. Fritz was eliminated in the fourth round last year, after winning at Indian Wells. He often plays well in hard court tournaments in the US thanks to his serving weapon.

The other two seeds that also made it to the quarterfinals were Jannik Sinner and Karen Khachanov. Sinner beat Andrey Rublev quickly 6-2, 6-4. The Italian player is having a good hard court season, having reached the semi-finals of the BNP Paribas Open two weeks ago. That match Sinner lost to Alcaraz himself. They can rematch if they win the quarterfinals of the Miami Open.