Cam Norrie stuns world No1 Carlos Alcaraz with brilliant victory in Paris as Brit ends superstar's streak of reaching NINE consecutive finals

Cam Norrie ended Carlos Alcaraz’s streak of nine straight finals by dumping the world No1 out of the Paris Masters.

It was a first win again a world No1 for the 30-year-old Scot but a third victory against Alcaraz. While it would be far-fetched to suggest he has the great Spaniard’s number, he is at least less bamboozled than most by the Alcaraz wizardry.

It was a mark of how becalmed Alcaraz was that the usually workmanlike Norrie produced the shot of the match - an outrageous flicked passing shot in the opening game.

The world No31 went on to lose that set but hit back to win 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 and reach the third round, where he will face either Arthur Rinderknech or Valentin Vacherot.

‘Massive win, so big for me,’ Norrie said on Sky Sports. ‘To get a win like this, the biggest win of my career against the world No1, the most confident player in the world right now.

'I’m so pleased with the way I did it: having a lot of chances, I kept going for more. I saw him talking to his team a lot and that gave me some confidence.’

Alcaraz was indeed in a chuntering mood. His team urged him to focus on what was going well. ‘I’m doing everything wrong,’ he replied.

He also took issue with the ponderous surface, suggesting it played more like the red dirt that a nippy indoor track. ‘This is clay, this is worse than Monte Carlo,’ he complained to his team.

'I came here with a lot of energy and desire,' he said after his defeat. 'I wanted to do well, I felt confident. In other years I felt tired when I came here, but this time it was different. I didn't go to Shanghai and I spent many days at home.

'I have battery. I don't know what's happened to me. This is a tournament in which I struggle to play good tennis, but I'll find a way to do it.'

Alcaraz made 54 unforced errors and generally looked like a man who - like most of the tour - is more than ready for the season to finish. The indefatigable Norrie will look to take advantage of this general malaise with a deep run in France.

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