Carlos Alcaraz suffered an early loss at the Paris Masters, losing to Cameron Norrie 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in two hours and 22 minutes. It was the Spaniard's worst performance since March. Despite winning the opening set, he never felt comfortable on the court, hitting without confidence and missing a chance to seal the year-end no. 1 battle.

Carlos Alcaraz is preparing to get his Paris Masters campaign underway with a clash against Cameron Norrie. But the British star has sent out a warning to the Spaniard ahead of the match as he looks to spring a surprise on the six-time Grand Slam champion.

Where to watch 2025 Rolex Paris Masters: Full schedule, TV channel, live stream and prize money originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. Paris is set to host the final ATP Masters 1000 series event of 2025 from Monday at the indoor hard courts of Paris La Defense Arena.

Carlos Alcaraz has already collected impressive numbers if you consider that he is only 22 years old and is certainly destined to make tennis history, although he will have to be careful to preserve his body by avoiding injuries and he will have to continue to work on his game to counter both Jannik Sinner and the young talents ready to emerge.