Alcaraz's recent struggles on fast hard courts are a welcome reminder that he has plenty of runway to improve.

TURIN, Italy — Carlos Alcaraz struggled with a stomach issue and looked far from the player who won two Grand Slams this year in losing to Casper Ruud 6-1, 7-5 at the ATP Finals.

World No. #3 Carlos Alcaraz will face Casper Ruud in a rematch of the 2O22 US Open final to kickstart his ATP Finals 2024 campaign.

In a clash of top-10 players on Friday, Alexander Zverev (No. 2) will face Carlos Alcaraz (No. 3) in the Round Robin at the Nitto ATP Finals.In his most recent time out, Zverev fell to Taylor

During the past two years, Alcaraz has the advantage over Zverev, 4-2 in six head-to-head matchups. Their last one, at the Roland Garros on June 9, 2024, went to Alcaraz 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2.

Alexander Zverev surged into the semi-finals of the ATP Finals after eliminating French Open and Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz with a 7-6(5) 6-4 defeat, while Casper Ruud also advanced with a 6-4 5-7 6-2 win over Andrey Rublev on Friday.

Carlos Alcaraz let his frustrations get the best of him during his straight-sets loss to Alexander Zverev in Thursday's final group stage match of the ATP Finals.

The German has been the form player of the week in Turin along with Jannik Sinner and he posted a statement victory.

Carlos Alcaraz turns attention to Rafael Nadal farewell after ATP Finals exit - Alcaraz exited in the group stage after losing 7-6 (5) 6-4 to Alexander Zverev.