On Sunday, Carlos Alcaraz will face Casper Ruud for the Miami Open title. Even if Carlos is just 18, he is considered the favorite to win the final. Carlito has also a positive record against Casper Ruud. He literally destroyed the Norwegian player last year 6-2 6-4 in the quarter in Marbella. The match lasted 1 hour and 18 minutes.
Here are the highlights and the statistics.
Highlights Carlos Alcaraz vs. Casper Ruud Anytech365 Andalucia Open – Marbella
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
1h:18
At the end of the match, the Spaniard scored 63 points vs. the Norwegian’s 42.
Alcaraz
The Spaniard served extremely well to win 82% of the points (23/28) behind his first serve, and he won 56% points (10/18) on his second serve. Carlos was effective at converting 63% of the break points that he conquered (5/8).
Ruud
On the other side, the Norwegian was effective at converting 50% of the break points that he conquered points (2/4). Notwithstanding, that was not enough to win the match.
After this match, the head to head between Alcaraz and Ruud is 1-0 for Carlos.
Live score progression and stats
Alcaraz had a strong start of this set after breaking Casper Ruud in the 1st game (1-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. Nonetheless, there was more to do for the Spaniard to win the set since Casper succeeded in breaking back in the 4th (1-3) game. Alcaraz maintained his cool to break Casper in the 7th (5-2) game before winning the set (6-2).
The Spaniard converted 50% of his break points (3/6). He had 6 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40), the 3rd (2-0 0-40), the 5th (3-1 40-A and 40-A) and the 7th game (4-2 0-40 and 15-40). In addition on the other side, Casper converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had his opportunities in the 3rd (0-3 30-40) and the 6th game (2-3 15-40 and 30-40).
They played 55 points. Carlos was the winner of the set after clinching 15 points more than Casper (35-20). Alcaraz conceded 7 points on serve (15-7). On the losing side, the Norwegian conceded 20 points on serve (13-20).
Carlos won the set after he broke Casper in the 7th (4-3) and in the 9th (5-4) game. The Norwegian tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 8th (4-4) game. However, the Spaniard didn’t lose the lead to win the set 6-4.
They played 50 points. Alcaraz won 8 points more than the Norwegian (29-21). Carlos lost 6 points on serve (18-6). on the other side of the court, Casper conceded 11 points on serve (15-11).
