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

🇺🇸
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

🇪🇸C. AlcarazCarlos AlcarazvC. RuudCasper Ruud🇳🇴

🇪🇸Carlos Alcaraz

🇳🇴Casper Ruud

Match stats

Serve

7

Aces

8

1

Double faults

0

69%

1st serve in

66%

88%

1st serve points won

63%

67%

2nd serve points won

37%

81%

Service points won

54%

0/0

Break points saved

5/8

Return

46%

Return points won

19%

3/8

Break points won

0/0

75

Total points won

52

Head to head

3–1 Alcaraz

  1. This matchIndian Wells R16won by Alcaraz
  2. 2025HardTokyo SFwon by Alcaraz
  3. 2024HardTurin RRwon by Ruud
  4. 2022HardNew York Fwon by Alcaraz

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

10–0

Last 10 matches

6–4

7–0

Last 30 days

3–2

By surface

19–1

Hard

15–8

4–1

Indoor hard

–

By round

3–0

R16

4–2

3–0

QF

2–2

2–1

At Masters 1000s

2–2

How their matches go

25

Completed matches

21

68%

Won in straight sets

48%

24%

Won after losing a set

24%

4%

Lost after winning a set

14%

4%

Lost in straight sets

14%

7–6

Tiebreaks

6–4

5–1

Deciding sets

4–2

18/19

Won after winning set 1

11/14

5/6

Won after losing set 1

4/7

Serve and return, last 5 matches

72%

1st serve in

68%

75%

1st serve points won

70%

59%

2nd serve points won

60%

76%

Break points saved

74%

43%

Return points won

32%

47%

Break points won

27%

5.0

Aces a match

9.0

2.0

Double faults a match

1.2

Last 14 days

2

Matches

2

5

Sets

5

2

Days since last match

2

Last 10 matches going in

LatestCarlos AlcarazCasper Ruud
1Won🇫🇷A. RinderknechArthur RinderknechNo. 31No. 31 · 9 MarIndian Wells R32 · 9 MarWon🇲🇨V. VacherotValentin VacherotNo. 27No. 27 · 9 MarIndian Wells R32 · 9 Mar
2Won🇧🇬G. DimitrovGrigor DimitrovNo. 44No. 44 · 7 MarIndian Wells R64 · 7 MarWon🇰🇿A. ShevchenkoAlexander ShevchenkoNo. 92No. 92 · 7 MarIndian Wells R64 · 7 Mar
3Won🇫🇷A. FilsArthur FilsNo. 42No. 42 · 21 FebDoha F · 21 FebLost🇨🇳Y. WuYibing WuNo. 146No. 146 · 24 FebAcapulco R32 · 24 Feb
4Won🇷🇺A. RublevAndrey RublevNo. 15No. 15 · 20 FebDoha SF · 20 FebLost🇺🇸S. KordaSebastian KordaNo. 53No. 53 · 20 FebDelray Beach QF · 20 Feb
5Won🇷🇺K. KhachanovKaren KhachanovNo. 18No. 18 · 19 FebDoha QF · 19 FebWon🇺🇸M. GironMarcos GironNo. 59No. 59 · 18 FebDelray Beach R16 · 18 Feb
6Won🇫🇷V. RoyerValentin RoyerNo. 57No. 57 · 18 FebDoha R16 · 18 FebLost🇺🇸B. SheltonBen SheltonNo. 8No. 8 · 26 JanMelbourne R16 · 26 Jan
7Won🇫🇷A. RinderknechArthur RinderknechNo. 28No. 28 · 17 FebDoha R32 · 17 FebWon🇭🇷M. CilicMarin CilicNo. 70No. 70 · 24 JanMelbourne R32 · 24 Jan
8Won🇷🇸N. DjokovicNovak DjokovicNo. 4No. 4 · 1 FebMelbourne F · 1 FebWon🇪🇸J. Antoni Munar ClarJaume Antoni Munar ClarNo. 38No. 38 · 22 JanMelbourne R64 · 22 Jan
9Won🇩🇪A. ZverevAlexander ZverevNo. 3No. 3 · 30 JanMelbourne SF · 30 JanWon🇮🇹M. BellucciMattia BellucciNo. 76No. 76 · 19 JanMelbourne R128 · 19 Jan
10Won🇦🇺A. de MinaurAlex de MinaurNo. 6No. 6 · 27 JanMelbourne QF · 27 JanLost🇭🇺F. MarozsanFabian MarozsanNo. 53No. 53 · 14 JanAuckland R16 · 14 Jan