Carlos Alcaraz vs Casper Ruud — Marbella Quarter-final

Marbella · ATP · Quarter-final
Carlos Alcaraz
ESP
Carlos Alcaraz
#2ATP
2162ELO
2102Clay ELO
$4.4MYTD
$65MCAREER
23 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 April 2021
clay
Casper Ruud
NOR3
Casper Ruud
#12ATP
1983ELO
1973Clay ELO
$2.0MYTD
$29MCAREER
27 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWWWL
Alcaraz C.
6-2 6-4
Ruud C.
Alcaraz C.
662
Ruud C.
240

Carlos Alcaraz defeated Casper Ruud 6-2 6-4 in the Marbella quarter-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Carlos Alcaraz came in ranked #2, leading the head-to-head 5–1. Carlos Alcaraz extended the head-to-head to 6–1.

Key context

Head to head

5–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-03-04Indian Wells MastersR16hardCarlos Alcaraz6-1 7-6(2)
2025-09-24TokyoSFhardCarlos Alcaraz3-6 6-3 6-4
2024-11-11Tour FinalsRRhardCasper Ruud6-1 7-5
2023-09-27BeijingQFhardCarlos Alcaraz6-4 6-2
2022-08-29US OpenFhardCarlos Alcaraz6-4 2-6 7-6(1) 6-3
2022-03-21Miami MastersFhardCarlos Alcaraz7-5 6-4
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Serve vs return

This season
Alcaraz C.serving87% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Ruud C.

Ruud C.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Alcaraz C.

Serve advantage — Alcaraz C.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on clay

Alcaraz C.Ruud C.
—
Serve
54
—
Return
69

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the clay field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Alcaraz C.Ruud C.
1st serve in·Even
65%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
57%
54%
Service points won·Even
68%
66%
Return points won·Slight edge
42%
37%
Break points saved·Even
65%
66%
Aces / match·Even
5.2
5.7
Double faults / match·Even
2.4
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Alcaraz C.Ruud C.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
98
91
Break points saved·Even
100
99
Break points won·Clear edge
99
75
Deciding sets·Even
100
99
Tiebreaks·Even
100
97

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Alcaraz C.Ruud C.
Freshness·
—
97

Ruud C.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Final
Carreno Busta P.[1]
Munar J.
6-12-66-4
Semi-finals
Munar J.
Alcaraz C.
7-646-4
Carreno Busta P.[1]
Ramos A.[4]
6-13-67-65
Quarter-finals
Munar J.
Ivashka I.
6-756-46-4
Alcaraz C.
Ruud C.[3]
6-26-4
Ramos A.[4]
Gombos N.
6-747-56-4
Carreno Busta P.[1]
Kwon S.[7]
6-46-0
R16
Ruud C.[3]
Mager G.
6-36-2
Munar J.
Fognini F.[2]
6-26-1
Ramos A.[4]
Berankis R.
6-34-66-3
Ivashka I.
Davidovich Fokina A.[5]
6-16-3
Alcaraz C.
Lopez F.[6]
4-66-26-4
Kwon S.[7]
Bagnis F.
6-16-3
Carreno Busta P.[1]
Vilella Martinez M.
7-626-3
Gombos N.
Delbonis F.[8]
5-77-647-61
R32
Delbonis F.[8]
Carballes Baena R.
7-56-1
Munar J.
Laaksonen H.
6-46-1
Ivashka I.
Martinez P.
6-37-62
Davidovich Fokina A.[5]
Dzumhur D.
6-716-26-2
Lopez F.[6]
Daniel T.
6-46-4
Gombos N.
Londero J.
6-736-16-3
Mager G.
Kukushkin M.
7-56-3
Berankis R.
Pouille L.
6-46-757-5
Kwon S.[7]
Rune H.
6-33-67-64
Bagnis F.
Cerundolo F.
6-37-62
Vilella Martinez M.
Zapata Miralles B.
6-26-3
Alcaraz C.
Milojevic N.
7-636-3