Spanish tennis player Carlos Alcaraz (1st in the world) defeated American Tommy Paul (19th) and advanced to the quarterfinals of the 2026 Australian Open. In the early hours of Sunday, Alcaraz won 7-6(6), 6-4, 7-5 in a match that lasted 2 hours and 22 minutes. Although Paul started the match better with an early break, Alcaraz recovered in time and forced the first set to a tiebreak. At that moment, the match was interrupted for 15 minutes due to a person fainting in the stands of Rod Laver Arena. "I'm very happy with the level I played today and I'm excited to see what it will be like in the quarters," said the Spaniard after the match. Thus, the world number one continues his steady search for his first Australian Open title. In the next round, which he has never been able to surpass, he will face local Alex de Minaur (6th) on Monday. Earlier on Sunday, the Australian convincingly defeated Kazakh Alexander Bublik (10th) in three sets with a score of 6-4, 6-1, 6-1. Additionally, German Alexander Zverev defeated Argentine Francisco Cerúndolo 6-2, 6-4, 6-4, and American Learner Tien defeated Russian Daniil Medvedev 6-4, 6-0, 6-3.
