Carlos Alcaraz def. Tommy Paul — Round of 16, Australian Open 2026
Grand SlamHardMelbourne, Australia
Played25 Jan 2026
🇪🇸ranked ATP number 1 going into this drawWon
Carlos Alcaraz seeded 1 7 6 7
🇺🇸ranked ATP number 21 going into this draw
Tommy Paul seeded 19 66 4 5
🇪🇸Carlos Alcaraz
🇺🇸Tommy Paul
Match stats
Serve
2
Aces
7
0
Double faults
5
70%
1st serve in
54%
79%
1st serve points won
81%
68%
2nd serve points won
46%
76%
Service points won
65%
1/2
Break points saved
7/10
Serve speed (km/h)
214
Fastest serve
218
195
Average 1st serve
192
163
Average 2nd serve
149
Return
35%
Return points won
24%
3/10
Break points won
1/2
Points
35
Winners
27
28
Unforced errors
35
19/22
Net points won
25/32
109
Total points won
94
Head to head
3–0 Alcaraz
- This matchMelbourne R16won by Alcaraz
- 2025ClayParis QFwon by Alcaraz
- 2024GrassLondon QFwon by Alcaraz
Stats, 6 months going in
Won–lost
8–2
Last 10 matches
7–3
3–0
Last 30 days
5–2
By surface
21–1
Hard
8–4
4–1
Indoor hard
–
By round
3–0
R16
1–0
3–0
QF
1–0
10–0
At Grand Slams
5–1
How their matches go
26
Completed matches
11
73%
Won in straight sets
55%
19%
Won after losing a set
9%
4%
Lost after winning a set
36%
4%
Lost in straight sets
0%
5–2
Tiebreaks
3–3
4–1
Deciding sets
1–4
22/23
Won after winning set 1
7/9
2/3
Won after losing set 1
0/2
Serve and return, last 5 matches
68%
1st serve in
60%
74%
1st serve points won
79%
59%
2nd serve points won
65%
60%
Break points saved
69%
42%
Return points won
44%
47%
Break points won
54%
6.4
Aces a match
7.8
1.2
Double faults a match
0.2
Last 14 days
3
Matches
6
9
Sets
15
2
Days since last match
2