Carlos Alcaraz He is a really difficult player to beat in five-set matches. The mark of his career, after this Friday’s victory against Alexander Zverev in the semifinals of the Open the Australiais 90-13 (73-6 from US Open 2022his first title Grand Slam). But what is striking is that, in the matches in which he has played exhausting all the sets, he has only lost once and has an impressive record of 15-1 (93.8%). There has been no one with such a high winning percentage in best-of-five matches. Behind them are Johan Kriek (14-2, 87,5%) y Bjorn Borg (20-3, 87%).
| Tournament | Ronda | Party | Marker |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia 26 | SF | Alcaraz and Zverev | 6-4, 7-6 (5), 6-7 (3), 6-7 (4) y 7-5 |
| Wimbledon 25 | 1ª | Alcaraz in Fognini | 7-5, 6-7 (5), 7-5, 2-6 y 6-1 |
| R. Garros 25 | F | Alcaraz a Sinner | 4-6, 6-7(4), 6-4, 7-6 (3) y 7-6 (2) |
| Wimbledon 24 | 2ª | Alcaraz a tiafoee | 5-7, 6-2, 4-6, 7-6 (2) y 6-2 |
| R. Garros 24 | F | Alcaraz and Zverev | 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-1 y 6-2 |
| R. Garros 24 | SF | Alcaraz a Sinner | 2-6, 6-3, 3-6, 6-4 y 6-3 |
| Wimbledon 23 | F | Alcaraz a Djokovic | 1-6, 7-6 (6), 6-1, 3-6 y 6-4 |
| US Open 22 | SF | Alcaraz a tiafoee | 6-7 (6), 6-3, 6-1, 6-7 (5) y 6-3 |
| US Open 22 | CF | Alcaraz a Sinner | 6-3, 6-7 (7), 6-7 (0), 7-5 y 6-3 |
| US Open 22 | 1/8 | Alcaraz a Cilic | 6-4, 3-6, 6-4, 4-6 y 6-3 |
| Wimbledon 22 | 1ª | Alcaraz in Struff | 4-6, 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (3) y 6-4 |
| R. Garros 22 | 2ª | Alcaraz to Ramos | 6-1, 6-7 (7), 5-7, 7-6 (2) y 6-4 |
| Australia 22 | 3ª | Berrettini a Alcaraz | 6-2, 7-6 (3), 4-6, 2-6 y 7-6 (5) |
| US Open 21 | 1/8 | Alcaraz and Gojowczyk | 5-7, 6-1, 5-7, 6-2 y 6-0 |
| US Open 21 | 3ª | Alcaraz and Tsitsipas | 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (2), 0-6 y 7-6 (5) |
| Wimbledon 21 | 1ª | Alcaraz a Uchiyama | 6-3, 6-7 (4), 6-2, 3-6 y 6-3 |
The only defeat in this type of match was inflicted by the Italian Matteo Berrettiniprecisely in Melbournein the third round of the 2022 edition of the oceanic major. The rest, dominated, some against very tall rivals, such as Stefanos Tsitsipas (US Open 2021), Jannik Sinner (US Open 2022 y Roland Garros 2024 and 2025) and Novak Djokovic (Wimbledon 2023). His first ‘victim’ was the Japanese Uchiyamain Wimbledon 2021.
Furthermore, the 22-year-old from Murcia has never lost a match in which he has won the first two sets, like this last one against Zverev. His record in that case is an impressive 56-0. As for decisive sets, both best-of-three and best-of-five clashes, their balance is 68-26 (72.3%).
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