Carlos Alcaraz gets the better of Casper Ruud 7-5 6-4 in the final in Miami on Sunday. The match lasted 1 hour and 52 minutes. This is the first time that Alcaraz conquered this tournament. His most significant achievement in this competition so far was reaching the 1st round. Here you can see when his history at this event.
Carlos added $ 585,135 to his prize money after winning this final. He has earned $ 1,231,245 in total after winning this tournament.
Highlights Carlos Alcaraz vs. Casper Ruud Miami Open – Miami
Alcaraz’s Interview
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
1h:52
At the end of the match, the Spaniard scored 76 points vs. the Norwegian’s 65.
Alcaraz
Carlos served exceptionally well to win 75% of the points (36/48) behind his first serve. Nonetheless he won only 45% points (9/20) on his second serve. Carlos won this match even if he was far from perfect in converting his break points since he converted only 44% (4/9) of the procured opportunities.
Ruud
On the other side, the Norwegian was far from perfect in converting his break points (only 25% – 2/8). That was one of the key issues for his demise.
After this contest, the head to head between Alcaraz and Ruud is 2-0 for Carlos.
This was the 3rd career title for Carlos. He won the previous title in Rio De Janeiro. (see list of titles and finals). Casper remains with 7th titles. (see list of titles and finals)
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Alcaraz conquered a commanding position in the outset to break Casper Ruud in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. Nevertheless, Alcaraz was not done to come back to break Casper in the 7th (3-4) and in the 11th (6-5) game before winning the set (7-5).
The Spaniard converted 40% of his break points (2/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 5th (1-3 40-A), the 7th (2-4 15-40 and 30-40) and the 11th game (5-5 15-40 and 30-40). Furthermore, on the other side, Ruud converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had his opportunities in the 2nd (3-1 30-40) and the 12th game (5-6 40-A).
They played 77 points. Alcaraz was the winner of the set after clinching 5 points more than Ruud (41-36). Alcaraz conceded 14 points on serve (24-14). on the other side of the net, the Norwegian conceded 17 points on serve (22-17).
Alcaraz had a running start at the beginning of the 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 Carlos to win the set because the Norwegian succeeded in breaking back in the 4th (1-3) game.
The Spaniard converted 50% of his break points (2/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 40-A, 40-A and 40-A) and the 3rd game (2-0 30-40). Moreover, on the other side, the Norwegian converted 16% of his break points (1/6). He had his opportunities in the 4th game (0-3 0-40, 15-40, 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A).
They played 64 points. Carlos conquered the set after winning 6 points more than Ruud (35-29). Alcaraz dropped 9 points on serve (21-9). Regarding the other side of the net, the Norwegian conceded 14 points on serve (20-14).
Carlos Alcaraz in Miami |
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