Carlos Alcaraz def. Casper Ruud — Semifinal, Japan Open Tennis Championships 2025
ATP 500HardTokyo, Japan
Played29 Sep 2025
🇪🇸ranked ATP number 1 going into this drawWon
Carlos Alcaraz seeded 1 3 6 6
🇳🇴ranked ATP number 12 going into this draw
Casper Ruud seeded 4 6 3 4
🇪🇸Carlos Alcaraz
🇳🇴Casper Ruud
Match stats
Serve
11
Aces
7
2
Double faults
2
64%
1st serve in
71%
78%
1st serve points won
69%
55%
2nd serve points won
58%
70%
Service points won
66%
3/4
Break points saved
7/9
Return
34%
Return points won
30%
2/9
Break points won
1/4
87
Total points won
83
Head to head
2–1 Alcaraz
- This matchTokyo SFwon by Alcaraz
- 2024HardTurin RRwon by Ruud
- 2022HardNew York Fwon by Alcaraz
Stats, 6 months going in
Won–lost
10–0
Last 10 matches
6–4
7–0
Last 30 days
3–0
By surface
16–0
Hard
6–3
22–1
Clay
14–5
11–1
Grass
–
By round
8–0
SF
1–0
6–2
F
1–0
12–1
At ATP 500s
5–1
How their matches go
49
Completed matches
27
61%
Won in straight sets
59%
35%
Won after losing a set
11%
2%
Lost after winning a set
19%
2%
Lost in straight sets
11%
13–6
Tiebreaks
4–0
10–0
Deciding sets
3–4
42/43
Won after winning set 1
18/20
5/6
Won after losing set 1
1/7
Serve and return, last 5 matches
63%
1st serve in
66%
79%
1st serve points won
80%
54%
2nd serve points won
52%
40%
Break points saved
68%
43%
Return points won
42%
58%
Break points won
55%
4.8
Aces a match
8.6
1.4
Double faults a match
1.6
Last 14 days
3
Matches
3
6
Sets
7
1
Days since last match
1
Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in
| Opponent | Carlos Alcaraz | Casper Ruud |
|---|---|---|
| 🇮🇹SinnerNo. 2 | ||
| 🇮🇹SinnerNo. 2 | WonNew York FWonCincinnati FLostLondon FWonParis FWonRome F | LostRome QF |
| 🇫🇷RinderknechNo. 56 | ||
| 🇫🇷RinderknechNo. 56 | WonNew York R16WonLondon QF | LostCincinnati R64WonMadrid R64 |
| 🇷🇸MedjedovicNo. 66 | ||
| 🇷🇸MedjedovicNo. 66 | WonCincinnati R32 | WonBarcelona R16 |
| 🇷🇺KhachanovNo. 10 | ||
| 🇷🇺KhachanovNo. 10 | WonRome R16 | LostCanada R16 |
| 🇺🇸FritzNo. 5 | ||
| 🇺🇸FritzNo. 5 | WonLondon SF | WonMadrid R16 |
| 🇪🇸Bautista AgutNo. 48 | ||
| 🇪🇸Bautista AgutNo. 48 | WonLondon SF | WonMonte Carlo R32 |
| Total | ||
| Total | 13–2 | 7–4 |