Carlos Alcaraz def. Alex Michelsen — Round of 32, Japan Open Tennis Championships 2026

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Played1 Oct 2026

Rounds
  1. R32
  2. R16
  3. QF
  4. Semifinal
  5. Final

🇪🇸ranked ATP number 3 going into this drawWon

Carlos Alcaraz 7 4 6

🇺🇸ranked ATP number 34 going into this draw

Alex Michelsen 61 6 1

🇪🇸C. AlcarazCarlos AlcarazvA. MichelsenAlex Michelsen🇺🇸

🇪🇸Carlos Alcaraz

🇺🇸Alex Michelsen

Stats, 6 months going in

Won–lost

7–3

Last 10 matches

7–3

3–1

Last 30 days

3–1

By surface

4–1

Hard

9–4

5–2

Clay

5–6

–

Grass

0–1

By round

3–0

R32

3–4

2–1

R16

3–1

3–0

First match at an event

7–4

1–1

At ATP 500s

2–2

How their matches go

11

Completed matches

25

64%

Won in straight sets

48%

18%

Won after losing a set

8%

9%

Lost after winning a set

28%

9%

Lost in straight sets

16%

1–2

Tiebreaks

8–3

1–1

Deciding sets

1–7

8/9

Won after winning set 1

14/16

1/2

Won after losing set 1

0/9

Serve and return, last 5 matches

65%

1st serve in

58%

70%

1st serve points won

78%

58%

2nd serve points won

55%

73%

Break points saved

69%

42%

Return points won

40%

42%

Break points won

45%

3.4

Aces a match

9.8

4.4

Double faults a match

5.8

Last 14 days

0

Matches

0

0

Sets

0

23

Days since last match

23

Common opponents, 6 monthsCommon opponents, 6 months going in

OpponentCarlos AlcarazAlex Michelsen
🇦🇷EtcheverryNo. 30
🇦🇷EtcheverryNo. 30WonMonte Carlo R16WonNew York R16
🇦🇷BaezNo. 51
🇦🇷BaezNo. 51WonMonte Carlo R32WonGeneva R32
Total
Total2–02–0

Last 10 matches going in

LatestCarlos AlcarazAlex Michelsen
1Lost🇺🇸B. SheltonBen SheltonNo. 9No. 9 · 8 SepNew York QF · 8 SepLost🇺🇸F. TiafoeFrances TiafoeNo. 12No. 12 · 8 SepNew York QF · 8 Sep
2Won🇺🇸T. PaulTommy PaulNo. 21No. 21 · 6 SepNew York R16 · 6 SepWon🇦🇷T. EtcheverryTomas Martin EtcheverryNo. 31No. 31 · 6 SepNew York R16 · 6 Sep
3Won🇨🇳Y. WuYibing WuR32 · 4 SepNew York R32 · 4 SepWon🇪🇸D. Merida AguilarDaniel Merida AguilarNo. 39No. 39 · 4 SepNew York R32 · 4 Sep
4Won🇵🇹J. FariaJaime FariaNo. 70No. 70 · 2 SepNew York R64 · 2 SepWon🇺🇸B. NakashimaBrandon NakashimaNo. 17No. 17 · 2 SepNew York R64 · 2 Sep
5Won🇷🇺R. SafiullinRoman SafiullinNo. 98No. 98 · 31 AugNew York R128 · 31 AugWon🇮🇹F. CinaFederico CinaR128 · 31 AugNew York R128 · 31 Aug
6Lost🇨🇿T. MachacTomas MachacNo. 53No. 53 · 15 AprBarcelona R16 · 15 AprLost🇺🇸T. FritzTaylor FritzNo. 9No. 9 · 16 AugCincinnati R64 · 16 Aug
7Won🇫🇮O. VirtanenOtto VirtanenNo. 133No. 133 · 14 AprBarcelona R32 · 14 AprWon🇳🇱J. De JongJesper De JongNo. 73No. 73 · 14 AugCincinnati R128 · 14 Aug
8Lost🇮🇹J. SinnerJannik SinnerNo. 2No. 2 · 12 AprMonte Carlo F · 12 AprLost🇪🇸D. Merida AguilarDaniel Merida AguilarNo. 61No. 61 · 7 AugCanada R32 · 7 Aug
9Won🇲🇨V. VacherotValentin VacherotNo. 23No. 23 · 11 AprMonte Carlo SF · 11 AprWon🇦🇷F. CerundoloFrancisco CerundoloNo. 20No. 20 · 5 AugCanada R64 · 5 Aug
10Won🇰🇿A. BublikAlexander BublikNo. 11No. 11 · 10 AprMonte Carlo QF · 10 AprWon🇩🇪J. StruffJan-Lennard StruffNo. 42No. 42 · 3 AugCanada R128 · 3 Aug