Alexander Zverev dispatches Casper Ruud 7-6(3) 6-3 in the Round Robin at the Nitto ATP Finals on Wednesday. Zverev will square off with Carlos Alcaraz in the Round Robin. The battle lasted 2 hours and 38 minutes. Zverev won this tournament twice in 2018 and 2021. Here you can see his history at this event.
Highlights Alexander Zverev vs. Casper Ruud Nitto ATP Finals – Turin
Zverev’s Interview
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Alexander scored 66 points vs. Casper’s 51.
Zverev
Zverev served extremely well to win 87% of the points (41/47) behind his first serve, and he won 64% points (9/14) on his second serve. The German struck 11 aces and he committed 1 double fault. Zverev was remarkable in converting the only break point that he conquered.
Ruud
On the other side, Casper wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/0). That was one of the key issues for his loss.
After this match, the head to head between Zverev and Ruud is 4-2 for Alexander.
Draw and next match H2H: Alexander Zverev vs. Carlos Alcaraz – stats
Zverev will compete against Alcaraz in the Round Robin.
This will be the 13th time that Alexander Zverev and Carlos Alcaraz square off. The head to head is 7-5 for Zverev (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on I.hard.
The last time that they played each other, Alcaraz won 6-3 2-6 5-7 6-1 6-2 in the final in Paris back in June 2024.
Live score progression and stats
The German won the set after he broke Ruud .
Neither player conceded a single break point during this set. Moreover, on the other side, Alexander didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 76 points. Zverev was the one to win the set after conquering 8 more points than Ruud (42-34). Alexander lost 10 points on serve (36-10). on the other side of the net, Casper conceded 6 points on serve (24-6).
Both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Alexander clinched in the 8th
game (5-3) prior to eventually winning the set (6-3).Alexander was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 8th game (4-3 15-40). On the other side, Alexander didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 40 points. Alexander was the one to win the set after conquering 8 points more than Casper (24-16). The German was extremely solid on serve to concede just 3 points (16-3). In addition, on the other side, Casper conceded 8 points on serve (13-8).
Tennis Scores in Nitto ATP Finals
- Carlos AlcarazAlcaraz – Andrey RublevRublev (6-3 7-68)
- Jannik SinnerSinner – Taylor FritzFritz (6-4 6-4)
- Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Alex De MinaurDe Minaur (6-2 6-4)
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Andrey RublevRublev (6-4 6-4)
- Casper RuudRuud – Carlos AlcarazAlcaraz (6-1 7-5)
- Taylor FritzFritz – Daniil MedvedevMedvedev (6-4 6-3)
Upcoming matches
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Carlos Alcaraz GarfiaAlcaraz Garfia (7-5) – H2H details and stats
- Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz – Alex De MinaurDe Minaur (3-5) – H2H details and stats
- Casper RuudRuud – Andrey RublevRublev (2-5) – H2H details and stats
- Jannik SinnerSinner – Daniil MedvedevMedvedev (7-7) – H2H details and stats