Melbourne, Jan. 25 -- Carlos Alcaraz defeated 19th seed USA's Tommy Paul 7-6(6), 6-4, 7-5 in the fourth round of the ongoing 2026 Australian Open and continued his impressive run in Melbourne on January 25.

The world No. 1 extended his perfect set record at the tournament to 12-0, as per the ATP website. Paul, who has beaten Alcaraz twice before, started well and took an early 4-2 lead, but Alcaraz recovered quickly and played outstanding tennis to reach his third straight Australian Open quarter-final.

After the win, Alcaraz said Tommy Paul started strongly and made things difficult for the Spaniard early, but he stayed patient, took his chances when they came, and was pleased to win a high-quality match in straight sets.

"I think he ...