T. Paul vs C. Alcaraz — Prediction & Analysis

US Open · ATP US Open - 1/8-finals · Sept. 6, 2026 · 18:00 UTC

TennisEdge's AI bot is backing T. Paul +6.0 (game handicap) at 1.88 in T. Paul vs C. Alcaraz (US Open on 2026-09-06). Result: LOST.

Surface hard Odds T. Paul 4.75 · C. Alcaraz 1.18

Bot bet

T. Paul +6.0 (game handicap) @ 1.88 · 0.5u
Result: LOST
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Profiles: T. Paul · C. Alcaraz · head-to-head record · US Open

Model probabilities

Independent estimates of who wins, each from a different method. The blend is what the bot prices against the market.

Method T. Paul C. Alcaraz
Elo
ratings-based, surface-weighted
19.4% 80.7%
Machine learning
29-feature gradient-boosted model
23.7% 76.3%
Serve / return
point-by-point simulation
20.3% 79.7%
Blend
what the bot actually prices off
19.4% 80.7%
Market implied
de-vigged from the opening odds
19.9% 80.1%

We publish how well these score against the closing market, including where they lose: how accurate are tennis predictions?

Elo ratings

PlayerSurfaceEloRecordMatches
T. Paul hard1921 161–84245
C. Alcaraz hard2160 166–45211

Our own ratings, computed from match results since 2018. Players with fewer than 5 rated matches are omitted rather than shown at a provisional starting value. Last updated Sept. 6, 2026.

Head to head

C. Alcaraz leads 7–2 over 9 meetings. Full record.

DateEventSurfaceWinnerScore
Sept. 6, 2026US OpenhardC. Alcaraz3 - 0
Jan. 25, 2026Australian OpenhardC. Alcaraz3 - 0
June 3, 2025French OpenclayC. Alcaraz3 - 0
Aug. 1, 2024Olympic GamesclayC. Alcaraz2 - 0
July 9, 2024ATP WimbledongrassC. Alcaraz3 - 1

Recent form

T. Paul

L C. Alcaraz 0 - 3 Sept. 6, 2026
W A. Bublik 2 - 3 Sept. 4, 2026
W D. Prizmic 1 - 3 Sept. 2, 2026
W C. Wong 1 - 3 Aug. 30, 2026
L F. Cobolli 1 - 2 Aug. 20, 2026

C. Alcaraz

L B. Shelton 3 - 2 Sept. 9, 2026
W T. Paul 0 - 3 Sept. 6, 2026
W Y. Wu 0 - 3 Sept. 4, 2026
W J. Faria 1 - 3 Sept. 3, 2026
W R. Safiullin 0 - 3 Aug. 31, 2026

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