Andy Murray vs Carlos Alcaraz — Indian Wells Masters Round of 64

Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 64
GBR
Andy Murray
39 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLWLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 4 October 2021
hard
Carlos Alcaraz
ESP30
Carlos Alcaraz
#3ATP
2162ELO
2088Hard ELO
$4.4MYTD
$65MCAREER
23 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWWLWL
Murray A.
5-7 6-3 6-2
Alcaraz C.
Murray A.
5662
Alcaraz C.
7321

Andy Murray defeated Carlos Alcaraz 5-7 6-3 6-2 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Carlos Alcaraz came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Andy Murray claimed a first win over Carlos Alcaraz in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-10-25ViennaR16hardCarlos Alcaraz6-3 6-4
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Serve vs return

This season
Murray A.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Alcaraz C.

Alcaraz C.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Murray A.

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 hard

Murray A.Alcaraz C.
—
Serve
74
—
Return
95

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

Statistics

This season
Murray A.Alcaraz C.
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
73%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
52%
57%
Service points won·Even
65%
68%
Return points won·Slight edge
37%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
65%
Aces / match·Slight edge
6.4
5.1
Double faults / match·Even
2.3
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (151 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Murray A.Alcaraz C.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
92
98
Break points saved·Even
98
100
Break points won·Clear edge
79
99
Deciding sets·Even
99
100
Tiebreaks·Even
98
100

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Murray A.
6.3
Marginal edgeUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Alcaraz C.
5.7
Slight disadvantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Extended break: 42 days (−0.7)
Form & Matchup
5.0
H2H
5.0
5.2
Surface form
6.0
0.0
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
4.8
Minutes 14d
7.0
3-set count
9.0
Prev. match
6.1
Country comfort
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
35°COvercast
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 12%
Final
Norrie C.[21]
Basilashvili N.[29]
3-66-46-1
Semi-finals
Basilashvili N.[29]
Fritz T.[31]
7-656-3
Norrie C.[21]
Dimitrov G.[23]
6-26-4
Quarter-finals
Basilashvili N.[29]
Tsitsipas S.[2]
6-42-66-4
Fritz T.[31]
Zverev A.[3]
4-66-37-63
Norrie C.[21]
Schwartzman D.[11]
6-06-2
Dimitrov G.[23]
Hurkacz H.[8]
3-66-47-62
R16
Tsitsipas S.[2]
De Minaur A.[22]
6-737-636-2
Basilashvili N.[29]
Khachanov K.[24]
6-47-66
Zverev A.[3]
Monfils G.[14]
6-16-3
Fritz T.[31]
Sinner J.[10]
6-46-3
Schwartzman D.[11]
Ruud C.[6]
6-36-3
Norrie C.[21]
Paul T.
6-44-66-2
Hurkacz H.[8]
Karatsev A.[19]
6-16-3
Dimitrov G.[23]
Medvedev D.[1]
4-66-46-3
R32
Sinner J.[10]
Isner J.[20]
W/O
Tsitsipas S.[2]
Fognini F.[25]
2-66-36-4
Khachanov K.[24]
Carreno Busta P.[12]
6-06-4
De Minaur A.[22]
Garin C.[13]
6-46-2
Basilashvili N.[29]
Ramos A.
4-67-626-2
Zverev A.[3]
Murray A.
6-47-64
Monfils G.[14]
Anderson K.
7-56-2
Fritz T.[31]
Berrettini M.[5]
6-46-3
Ruud C.[6]
Harris L.[26]
6-746-46-4
Schwartzman D.[11]
Evans D.[18]
5-76-46-0
Norrie C.[21]
Bautista Agut R.[15]
6-45-76-3
Karatsev A.[19]
Shapovalov D.[9]
7-56-2
Paul T.
Rublev A.[4]
6-43-67-5
Hurkacz H.[8]
Tiafoe F.
6-36-2
Dimitrov G.[23]
Opelka R.[16]
6-36-4
Medvedev D.[1]
Krajinovic F.[27]
6-27-61
R64
Anderson K.
Sonego L.[17]
7-677-63
Shapovalov D.[9]
Pospisil V.
3-0
Tsitsipas S.[2]
Martinez P.
6-26-4
Fognini F.[25]
Struff J.
6-44-66-3
De Minaur A.[22]
Vukic A.
6-47-5
Garin C.[13]
Escobedo E.
7-56-2
Carreno Busta P.[12]
Gomez E.
6-16-4
Khachanov K.[24]
Ruusuvuori E.
6-27-5
Basilashvili N.[29]
Eubanks C.
6-46-3
Ramos A.
Auger Aliassime F.[7]
6-46-2
Zverev A.[3]
Brooksby J.
6-43-66-1
Murray A.
Alcaraz C.[30]
5-76-36-2
Monfils G.[14]
Mager G.
6-46-2
Sinner J.[10]
Millman J.
6-26-2
Isner J.[20]
Nishioka Y.
6-36-4
Fritz T.[31]
Nakashima B.
6-36-4
Schwartzman D.[11]
Cressy M.
6-23-67-5
Berrettini M.[5]
Tabilo A.
6-47-5
Ruud C.[6]
Carballes Baena R.
6-16-2
Harris L.[26]
Davidovich Fokina A.
6-36-3
Evans D.[18]
Nishikori K.
4-66-36-4
Bautista Agut R.[15]
Pella G.
7-56-3
Norrie C.[21]
Sandgren T.
6-45-76-0
Paul T.
Lajovic D.[28]
6-26-3
Hurkacz H.[8]
Popyrin A.
6-17-5
Tiafoe F.
Korda S.[32]
6-06-4
Karatsev A.[19]
Caruso S.
6-06-2
Opelka R.[16]
Daniel T.
7-56-3
Dimitrov G.[23]
Altmaier D.
6-46-2
Medvedev D.[1]
Mcdonald M.
6-46-2
Rublev A.[4]
Taberner C.
6-36-4
Krajinovic F.[27]
Giron M.
7-627-5
R128
Nishioka Y.
Delbonis F.
6-33-67-62
Ruusuvuori E.
Koepfer D.
6-736-26-0
Eubanks C.
Gerasimov E.
6-36-3
Anderson K.
Thompson J.
7-56-2
Mager G.
Fucsovics M.
1-66-36-2
Millman J.
Sock J.
7-54-66-3
Nakashima B.
Coria F.
6-36-2
Tabilo A.
Kudla D.
6-17-60
Cressy M.
Djere L.
6-736-17-5
Carballes Baena R.
Olivo R.
7-57-5
Nishikori K.
Sousa J.
6-756-36-2
Pella G.
Kwon S.
1-66-36-4
Sandgren T.
Monteiro T.
6-46-3
Taberner C.
Munar J.
6-36-3
Popyrin A.
Kecmanovic M.
6-37-64
Tiafoe F.
Paire B.
6-46-4
Caruso S.
Svajda Z.
6-36-1
Daniel T.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-26-4
Pospisil V.
Wolf J.
6-44-66-4
Altmaier D.
Querrey S.
6-26-4
Giron M.
Van De Zandschulp B.
6-776-26-4
Mcdonald M.
Duckworth J.
6-36-3
Paul T.
Lopez F.
6-37-63
Davidovich Fokina A.
Johnson S.
6-756-37-5
Martinez P.
Marcora R.
6-46-0
Struff J.
Galan D.
7-646-3
Vukic A.
Andujar P.
7-56-4
Escobedo E.
Rune H.
6-46-1
Gomez E.
Bagnis F.
6-36-1
Ramos A.
Musetti L.
6-16-3
Brooksby J.
Ilkel C.
7-656-4
Murray A.
Mannarino A.
6-36-2