Carlos Alcaraz suffered defeat on his return day.

(Dan Tri) - In a friendly match in the US on the evening of December 8, world number one tennis player Carlos Alcaraz lost to Francis Tiafoe.

Two weeks after missing the 2025 Davis Cup due to injury, Carlos Alcaraz returned in an exhibition friendly in the US. The Spaniard faced Frances Tiafoe and was surprisingly defeated.

Alcaraz lost to Frances Tiafoe in an exhibition match (Photo: Reuters).

The scores of the sets were 6-3, 3-6 and 10-7 in favor of the American. Before that, Alcaraz played with Pegula and won against Tiafoe and Anisimova. Tonight (December 9), Alcaraz will move to Miami and face the world No. 24 player in the world, Joao Fonseca of Brazil.

The last time Alcaraz played was in the final of the 2025 ATP Finals on November 17, where the Spaniard lost 6-7, 5-7 to Jannik Sinner.

Carlos Alcaraz ended the 2025 season as world number one, he decided not to join Spain in the 2025 Davis Cup, the tournament that host Italy won.

This year, Carlos Alcaraz won Roland Garros, the US Open, three ATP Masters 1000 tournaments including Monte Carlo Masters, Rome Masters and Cincinnati Open, and three ATP 500 tournaments including Rotterdam Open, Queen's Club Championship and Japan Open. The Spanish star won 71 matches, lost 9 matches and won 8 titles.

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