SF Japan Open 2025

Carlos Alcaraz #1 def. Casper Ruud #12

3-6 6-3 6-4

Carlos Alcaraz defeated Casper Ruud 3-6 6-3 6-4 in the 2025 Japan Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatCarlos AlcarazCasper Ruud
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
117
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
22
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
64.0%71.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
78.0%69.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
55.0%58.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
75.0%78.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
70.0%66.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
22.0%25.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
34.0%30.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
51.0%49.0%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+5.8+1.8
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
-1.8-5.8

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2025 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldCarlos AlcarazCasper Ruud
Country ESP NOR
Birth dateMay 5, 2003Dec 22, 1998
Age2226
Height183 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)112
Ranking points (entering)11,5402,945
Elo (entering)2,3761,931
Current career W-L299–69292–165
Current career earnings$66,033,826$29,406,897
Pre-match H2H
Carlos Alcaraz #1 4 – 1 Casper Ruud #12

Path

Carlos Alcaraz's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Brandon Nakashima #326-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 29, 2025QF
Zizou Bergs #456-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 28, 2025R16
Sebastian Baez #416-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 27, 2025R32

Carlos Alcaraz's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Taylor Fritz #46-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 30, 2025F

Casper Ruud's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Aleksandar Vukic #796-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 29, 2025QF
Matteo Berrettini #567-6(4) 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 28, 2025R16
Shintaro Mochizuki #1064-6 6-1 6-1WH2HMatch dataSep 27, 2025R32