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

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.

Over his last 10 tournaments, Alcaraz has won 83.3% of his service games and 35.8% of his return games. Over his last 10 tournaments, Ruud has won 25.7% of his return games and 80.1% of his service games.

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.