Carlos Alcaraz is playing an amazing final at the US Open against an in-form Casper Ruud. Carlito is already a very popular figure in Murcia, his region. Therefore a huge crowd gathered in the street in El Palmar (Murcia) to see Carlito playing the final. The enthusiasm was huge.
Alcaraz at the U.S. Open, ranking, and results in 2022
WWWWLWLLWW Ranked world no.4 (career-high), Alcaraz has managed to achieve a 50-9 match record in 2022. The Spaniard is currently having a run at the U.S. Open where he ousted the world no.37 Sebastian Baez 7-5 7-5 2-0 ret., the world no.78 Federico Coria 6-2 6-1 7-5, the world no.43 Jenson Brooksby 6-3 6-3 6-3, the world no.17 Marin Cilic 6-4 3-6 6-4 4-6 6-3, the world no.13 Jannik Sinner 6-3 6-77 6-70 7-5 6-3 and the world no.26 Frances Tiafoe 6-76 6-3 6-1 6-75 6-3.
Carlos Alcaraz will compete against the world no.7 Casper Ruud in the final on Sunday at 4:00 pm on Arthur Ashe Stadium. Their actual head to head record is 2-0 for Alcaraz.
Carlos conquered 4 titles in 2022 in Rio de Janeiro, in Miami, in Barcelona and in Madrid. Alcaraz was the finalist in Hamburg (Hamburg European Open) and in Umag (Plava Laguna Croatia Open).
Alcaraz won 5 titles in his career: 1 on hard courts and 4 on clay courts. (See the list of his titles)
Ruud at the U.S. Open, ranking, and results in 2022
LWLLWWWLWL Currently the world no.7, Ruud has achieved a compiled 44-15 match record in 2022. Ruud is playing at the U.S. Open where he beat the world no.601 Kyle Edmund 6-3 7-5 6-2, the world no.117 Tim Van Rijthoven 6-74 6-4 6-4 6-4, the world no.34 Tommy Paul 7-63 6-75 7-62 5-7 6-0, the world no.112 Corentin Moutet 6-1 6-2 6-74 6-2, the world no.14 Matteo Berrettini 6-1 6-4 7-64 and the world no.31 Karen Khachanov 7-65 6-2 5-7 6-2.
Casper Ruud will square off with the world no.4 Carlos Alcaraz in the final on Sunday at 4:00 pm on Arthur Ashe Stadium. Their current record is 2-0 for Alcaraz.
The Norwegian has won 3 titles in 2022 in Buenos Aires, in Geneva and in Gstaad. Ruud got to the final in Miami (Miami Open) and at the French Open.
Casper won 9 titles in his career: 1 on hard courts and 8 on clay courts. (See the list of his titles)
Ruud has scheduled to play next in Seoul (Korea Open). He will commence the tournament from the main draw on the 26th of September.
Carlos Alcaraz and Casper Ruud played each other only twice. Their head to head is 2-0 for Alcaraz. The last time they competed against each other, Carlos Alcaraz won 7-5 6-4 in the final in Miami (Miami Open) on the 3rd of April 2022.
In the following video you can watch the key moments of their match.
