Carlos Alcaraz arrived at the Paris Masters in rich form but the Spaniard's campaign in the French capital came to a close much quicker than anyone expected after Britain's Cameron Norrie pulled off a 4-6 6-3 6-4 upset.

Fresh from winning titles at the U.S. Open, the Cincinnati Open and the Japan Open, six-time Grand Slam champion Alcaraz was off his game, racking up 54 unforced errors and venting his frustration in terse exchanges with coach Juan Carlos Ferrero.

It was another disappointing showing for Alcaraz at the Masters 1000 tournament, where he has never made it past the quarter-finals.

The world number one, who opted out of this month's Shanghai Masters, told reporters he had "no feeling at all" for the ball in Tuesday's defeat.

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