Surviving Carlos Alcaraz ousts Ruusuvuori in the 2nd round to set up a clash vs Dimitrov at the Mutua Madrid Open. HIGHLIGHTS – MADRID RESULTS

MUTUA MADRID OPEN - MADRID DRAW AND RESULTS. Alcaraz victorious over Ruusuvuori to fight against Grigor Dimitrov in the 3rd round

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Carlos Alcaraz vs. Emil Ruusuvuori

Carlos Alcaraz bests Emil Ruusuvuori 2-6 6-4 6-2 in the 2nd round in Madrid on Friday. Alcaraz will have to play Grigor Dimitrov in the 3rd round. The battle lasted 2 hours and 16 minutes and Carlitos managed to recover after looking completely lost until the first part of the second set. Carlos won this tournament once in 2022. Here you can see his history at this event.

Alcaraz
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Alcaraz's Record

Carlos added to his prize money € 21,790 after winning this match. He has already won € 48,835 after this win. If he wins the next match, Alcaraz will add € 36,065 to his earnings to get in total € 84,900 in total.

Highlights Carlos Alcaraz vs. Emil Ruusuvuori Mutua Madrid Open – Madrid

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Alcaraz
Ruusuvuori
Carlos Alcaraz
2-6 6-4 6-2
2h:16
Emil Ruusuvuori
87
87
Total points
85
85
44
44
Winners
33
33
51%
51%
Ratio Winners
39%
39%
-- Serve --
10
10
Aces
3
3
1
1
Double Faults
3
3
69%
69%
1st in
63%
63%
64%
64%
1st won
73%
73%
44/69
44/69
1st won
33/45
33/45
58%
58%
2nd won
52%
52%
18/31
18/31
2nd won
14/27
14/27
-- Break Points --
3/5
3/5
Total
2/11
2/11
60%
60%
Won
18%
18%
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At the end of the match, Carlos scored 87 points vs. the Finn’s 85.

Alcaraz

Carlos blasted 10 aces and he committed 1 double fault. The Spaniard was pretty effective at converting 60% of the break points that he procured (3/5).

Ruusuvuori

On the other side, Ruusuvuori had some problems converting his break points (only 18% – 2/11). That was one of the key issues for his loss.

After this match, the head to head between Alcaraz and Ruusuvuori is 1-1.

Draw and next match H2H: Carlos Alcaraz vs. Grigor Dimitrov – stats

Alcaraz will take on Dimitrov in the 3rd round.

This will be the 2nd time that Carlos Alcaraz and Grigor Dimitrov square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Alcaraz (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay.

Carlos Alcaraz Draw info

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Ruusuvuori 6-2
RuusuvuoriAlcaraz
6
2
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
RuusuvuoriAlcaraz
6
2
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
RuusuvuoriAlcaraz
5
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
RuusuvuoriAlcaraz
4
2
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
RuusuvuoriAlcaraz
4
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
RuusuvuoriAlcaraz
3
1
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
RuusuvuoriAlcaraz
2
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
RuusuvuoriAlcaraz
1
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
RuusuvuoriAlcaraz
1
0
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30

Emil in this set stepped up in a great fashion to overplay the Spaniard and finally he won 6-2 after breaking Carlos in the 4th (3-1) and in the 8th (6-2) game.

Emil failed to serve out the set when leading 6-2 to be broken at 30.

Ruusuvuori was exemplary in converting all his break points in the 4th (2-1 30-40 and 40-A) and the 8th game (5-2 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, the Finn didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 58 points. Emil was the winner of the set after clinching 14 more points than Alcaraz (36-22). The Finn was extremely solid on serve to concede just 4 points (20-4). on the other side of the net, Carlos conceded 16 points on serve (18-16).

2nd Set -
Alcaraz 6-4
AlcarazRuusuvuori
6
4
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
AlcarazRuusuvuori
6
4
15
0
30
0
40
0
AlcarazRuusuvuori
5
4
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
AlcarazRuusuvuori
5
3
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
A
40
AlcarazRuusuvuori
4
3
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
AlcarazRuusuvuori
3
3
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
AlcarazRuusuvuori
2
3
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
AlcarazRuusuvuori
2
2
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
AlcarazRuusuvuori
1
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
AlcarazRuusuvuori
1
1
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30

Both players managed to hold their service games for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Carlos grabbed in the 7th game (4-3) before finally conquering the set (6-4).

The Spaniard converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 7th (3-3 30-40 and 40-A) and the 11th game (6-3 40-A). On the other side, the Finn was unable to convert any of his 5 break points. He had 5 break points opportunities in the 6th game (3-2 15-40, 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A).

They played 73 points. Alcaraz won 7 more points than Emil (40-33). The Spaniard surrendered 15 points on serve (27-15). on the other side of the net, the Finn conceded 13 points on serve (18-13).

3rd Set -
Alcaraz 6-2
AlcarazRuusuvuori
6
2
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
AlcarazRuusuvuori
5
2
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
40
A
AlcarazRuusuvuori
5
1
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
AlcarazRuusuvuori
4
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
AlcarazRuusuvuori
3
1
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
AlcarazRuusuvuori
2
1
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
AlcarazRuusuvuori
2
0
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
A
40

Alcaraz had a boost of confidence at the beginning of the set after breaking Emil Ruusuvuori in the 2nd game (2-0). That break turned to be decisive for Carlos to win the set (6-2) since there were no other breaks anymore.

The Spaniard converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 5th (3-1 0-40) and the 7th game (5-1 30-40). On the other side, Alcaraz didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 41 points. Alcaraz conquered the set after winning 9 points more than the Finn (25-16). Carlos surrendered 7 points on serve (17-7). On the losing side, Emil conceded 8 points on serve (9-8).

1st
Alcaraz
Ruusuvuori
2-6
2
6
2
5
2
4
1
4
1
3
1
2
1
1
0
1
2nd
Alcaraz
Ruusuvuori
6-4
6
4
5
4
5
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
3rd
Alcaraz
Ruusuvuori
6-2
6
2
5
2
5
1
4
1
3
1
2
1
2
0
1
0
 

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