On Monday, Carlos Alcaraz (No. 3 in the world) faces Casper Ruud (No. 7) in a top-10 battle in the Round Robin at the Nitto ATP Finals.
Alcaraz’s last match was a win, 7-5, 6-2, over Karen Khachanov on September 30, 2024 in the quarterfinals at the China Open. Ruud’s most recent match on September 26, 2024 was a two-set loss to Jordan Thompson 6-7, 1-6 in the Round of 32 at the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships.
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Carlos Alcaraz vs. Casper Ruud matchup stats
- Alcaraz is 14-4 on hard courts, with one tournament win.
- Alcaraz has finished 189-for-219 in service games when playing on hard courts (86.3% winning percentage), and 71-for-220 in return games (32.3%).
- On hard courts, Alcaraz has won 42.1% of break points (67 out of 159, to rank 35th).
- Alcaraz was beaten in the Round of 64 of his last tournament (the US Open) 1-6, 5-7, 4-6 by No. 74-ranked Botic Van de Zandschulp on August 29.
- Ruud hasn’t won any of his nine tournaments on hard courts so far this year, posting an 18-9 match record on that surface.
- On hard courts, Ruud has won 22.7% of his return games and 84.7% of his service games.
- On hard courts, Ruud has converted 72 of 194 break points (37.1%).
- In his previous tournament (the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships) on September 26, Ruud matched up with Thompson in the Round of 32 and lost 6-7, 1-6.
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