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Carlos Alcaraz #1 def. Casper Ruud #13

6-1 7-6(2)

Match Information

Date	Mar 11, 2026
Tournament	BNP Paribas Open
Category	Masters 1000
Surface	Hard
Round	R16
Winner	Carlos Alcaraz
Score	6-1 7-6(2)
Loser	Casper Ruud
Duration	1h 30m

Stat	Carlos Alcaraz	Casper Ruud
Aces	7	8
Double faults	1	0
First serve %	68	66
First serve points won %	88	63
Second serve points won %	67	37
Break points saved %	0	63
Break points converted %	38	0
Service points won %	81	54
Return points won %	46	19
Total points won %	59	41
Serve rating	329	244
Return rating	168	46

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Carlos Alcaraz	Casper Ruud
Country	ESP	NOR
Birth date	May 5, 2003	Dec 22, 1998
Age	22	27
Height	183	183
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	1	13
Ranking points (entering)	13,550	2,625
Elo (entering)	2,399	1,912
Career W-L	284–66	285–160
Career earnings	$64,997,598	$29,211,798

Pre-match H2H

Carlos Alcaraz 5 – 1 Casper Ruud

Path

Carlos Alcaraz's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Mar 10, 2026	R32	Arthur Rinderknech	6-7(6) 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Mar 7, 2026	R64	Grigor Dimitrov	6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data

Carlos Alcaraz's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Mar 13, 2026	QF	Cameron Norrie	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

Casper Ruud's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Mar 9, 2026	R32	Valentin Vacherot	3-6 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Mar 7, 2026	R64	Aleksandr Shevchenko	6-1 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data