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CARLOS ALCARAZ MATCH HALTED AT AUSTRALIAN OPEN FOR MEDICAL EMERGENCY

Carlos Alcaraz's match against Tommy Paul has been paused as medics assist someone in the crowd.

Carlos Alcaraz and Tommy Paul’s fourth-round match at the Australian Open has been halted in the first set tiebreak due to a medical issue in the stands. The No. 1 seed had come back from an early break down in the first set and the players were changing ends at 3-3 in tie tiebreak when fans at the top of Rod Laver Arena started shouting down for assistance. “AO support we need your help,” spectators yelled.

Tournament staff quickly intervened as Alcaraz and Paul looked to the stands. “There is something happening above us, I’m not sure if it’s a spectator that’s fallen ill,” Mark Petchey said on commentary.

John Fitzgerald, sitting courtside, said: “It’s way up at the back, not sure if it’s a medical issue. It’s tough to see.” The umpire then informed the players that it was a medical emergency, and Alcaraz and Paul headed back to their benches while waiting.

The delay continued for more than 10 minutes, as co-commentator Ryan Harrison informed viewers that the players would have the option of a very brief warm-up when play did resume. Supervisor Gerry Armstrong also took to the court, speaking to Alcaraz, Paul and chair umpire Marija Cicak.

After around 14 minutes, Alcaraz and Paul started walking back to the baseline. “I believe that once they determine the person in the crowd is stable and there is no more medical emergency going on, they are just cooling down, it’s high up enough to play,” Harrison added.

Cicak returned to her chair and told the Rod Laver Arena crowd: “Ladies and gentlemen, everything is fine, we’re going to continue in a couple of minutes.”

There was a delay of around 14 minutes during the first-set tiebreak (Image: Channel 9)

Alcaraz and Paul took the opportunity to have a quick warm-up, hitting some serves before getting back underway. Petchey said: “This is a warm-up coming here. Right decision for the players, rather than going in stone cold. It’s also a bit of emotion if someone in the crowd is unwell, they’re going to be concerned.”

Fitzgerald informed viewers that the person who needed assistance seemed to be “on their feet and exiting slowly”. Play resumed after around 14 minutes, and Alcaraz was the first to blink.

Paul took a mini-break lead at 5-4. But Alcaraz won the next two points and had a set point on his serve. The American ripped a backhand winner to level the score at 6-6, and they changed ends again.

But after all that work, Paul double-faulted to hand the six-time Major winner the first set 7-6(6) after more than an hour of play.

- Yasmin Syed in Melbourne

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Novak Djokovic cruised past Gael Monfils and Carlos Alcaraz fended off in-form American Tommy Paul to reach the Cincinnati Open quarter-finals on Thursday while other top seeds Daniil Medvedev and Stefanos Tsitsipas were sent packing.

Djokovic, twice a winner in Cincinnati, dominated the baseline rallies in his 6-3 6-2 win over Monfils and extended his perfect record against the Frenchman to 19-0 - the most lopsided unbeaten ATP head-to-head record in the Open Era.

The Serbian made the most of a loose service game from Monfils and broke to love at 5-3 in the first set to close it out.

After racing to a 5-0 lead in the second he faltered on his first attempt to serve it out, but completed the win two games later in an hour and eight minutes. Djokovic will next face home favorite Taylor Fritz.

ALCARAZ HOLDS OFF PAUL AS MEDVEDEV, TSITSIPAS EXIT CINCINNATI

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World number one Carlos Alcaraz fended off in-form American Tommy Paul 7-6(6) 6-7(0) 6-3 to reach the Cincinnati Open quarter-finals on Thursday as other top seeds Daniil Medvedev and Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas were sent packing.

Alcaraz had not looked like himself in an uneven third round performance on Tuesday but was firing on all cylinders on Thursday as he harnessed his mighty forehand to chip away at Paul's defences in the rain-interrupted battle.

Paul cracked the code to beat the 20-year-old Spaniard earlier this month in Toronto but a handful more errors from the 14th seed this time around helped Alcaraz get the upper hand.

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ALCARAZ STUNNED BY PAUL IN TORONTO QUARTERS

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Carlos Alcaraz's U.S Open preparations suffered a setback on Friday as the world number one fell to American Tommy Paul 6-3 4-6 6-3 in the quarterfinals of the Canadian Open.

For the third consecutive match, the Spaniard got off to a sluggish start on the hard courts in Toronto, falling behind early and double faulting to hand Paul the first set.

Alcaraz upped his game in the second, hitting a sensational tweener for a winner to level at 3-3 and breaking at love for a 4-3 lead the next game en route to leveling the contest.

But Paul took control in the decider, smoking a backhand at the charging Alcaraz that he could not put back in play for a break and pouncing on a poorly executed drop shot from Alcaraz on match point to dismiss the top seed.