Carlitos is already in the quarterfinals of the Shanghai Masters 1000. After his impeccable performance in the Beijing tournament, where he beat none other than Jannik Sinner in the final and won the title, he now wants to repeat the feat in Shanghai. To date he has been beating all the rivals that have crossed his path, the last being Gaël Monfils this Wednesday with a solid 2-0. Now in the quarterfinals awaits Tomáš Macháč, winner of the gold medal in mixed doubles at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
At just 5 years old, Tomáš Macháč began to take his first steps in tennis. At that time, his rival was the wall, since it was his sister who played, although little by little he got on the courts until at the age of 10 he was invited to TK Sparta Prague to continue improving his tennis and start training with them. , while he looked at his idols: Rafa Nadal and Roger Federer. From that moment on, he followed the path towards the ATP, until he managed to enter the ranking.
It was in 2020 when he managed to win his first title. Just two years later he was already inside the top 100. He overcomes the previous phases of the tournaments without difficulty, the problem comes in the following rounds. At the Paris Olympic Games he starred in the peak moment of his career. After losing in singles against Zverev and in the doubles semifinals against the American team, coming close to winning a metal, he achieved glory in mixed doubles with his ex-partner Katerina Siniakova. With it he managed to climb to the top of the podium.
After that, Tokyo arrived and there he managed to sneak into the semifinal, leaving rivals like Tommy Paul, world number 13, in the way. He was close to the final, but Ugo Humbert stopped him.
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