🔗 Share this article Cameron Norrie Hails 'Biggest Triumph' After Battling Back to Overcome Carlos Alcaraz in the Paris Masters The British tennis star secured the most notable win of his professional journey by coming back from a set down to defeat world No 1 Carlos Alcaraz with a stunning comeback in the second round of the Paris Masters. Although he had before overcome Alcaraz on two separate matches, this victory marks Norrie's first ever success over a sitting world number one. "Massive. So big for me," said Norrie, who joins as the newest British man in the record books to overcome a world No 1. "Coming back from health issues last year, I lost in the first round of qualies here. I just aimed to appreciate my tennis in the latter part of the year. To secure a win like this, it's the biggest victory of my professional life, my initial victory over the top player and probably the most in-form athlete in the world right now." Norrie, ranked No 31, also stopped Alcaraz's impressive sequence of nine finals in a row and 17 straight premier event victories, which marked the top run of outcomes in the Spaniard's early professional path. Match Breakdown Alcaraz looked to be progressing easily towards victory early on as he sailed in the first set. Yet, the British contender steadily worked himself into contention by delivering with sharper placement and pulling the Spaniard into prolonged, grueling exchanges. His unceasing consistency and dependability gradually took its toll. For much of the match, Alcaraz delivered strong serves but he found it challenging to get his timing right off his groundstrokes. The young star appeared especially uneasy hitting his signature shot, which has been the best shot in the world for most of this season, producing 29 forehand miscues and a combined of 54 unforced errors. Opposing him, the British player presented Alcaraz very few errors, keeping up his consistency, physicality and depth the entire contest while performing well on serve and picking his spots to force himself inside the baseline and attack well. Closing Stages In the tight final games, Norrie brilliantly held his calm to close out the best player in the game. Career Context After battling for a long time due to a significant left forearm injury and struggles with his form, Norrie slipped as far down as 91st globally this year. Having reached the last eight at Wimbledon and the clay-court Grand Slam second week since then, this triumph reinforces the experienced player's development as he attempts to return to the top 20 and further. Alcaraz, in spite of his incredible success, is has not yet figure out how to deliver his finest performance in indoor conditions.