Carlos Alcaraz def. Casper Ruud — Round of 16, Indian Wells Open 2026

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Indian Wells Open 2026

Masters 1000HardIndian Wells, USA

Played11 Mar 2026

Rounds
  1. R128
  2. R64
  3. R32
  4. R16
  5. QF
  6. Semifinal
  7. Final

🇪🇸ranked ATP number 1 going into this drawWon

Carlos Alcaraz seeded 1 6 7

🇳🇴ranked ATP number 13 going into this draw

Casper Ruud seeded 13 1 62

What this match is worth

Points earned

Alcaraz +200Ruud +100

Head to head

3-1Alcaraz

What decided it

  • Alcaraz broke 3 times from 8 chances, Ruud 0 from 0
  • Alcaraz won 75 points to 52
  • Ruud won 37% behind his second serve, Alcaraz 67%
  • The second set went to a tiebreak, Alcaraz took it 7–2
  • 8 aces and 0 double faults from Ruud