Live in the ticker: Masters final in Miami Carlos Alcaraz against Casper Ruud – the live ticker

Both finalists are in great form: NextGen champion Carlos Alcaraz recently won the tournament in Rio de Janeiro. In addition, the 18-year-old was in the semi-finals in Indian Wells before Miami, where the Spaniard only just lost out in three sets against his compatriot Rafael Nadal (4: 6, 6: 4, 3: 6).

In Miami, Alcaraz, already number 16 in the world, knocked out Stefanos Tsitsipas (Greece) in the round of 16 and defending champion Hubert Hurkacz (Poland) in the semifinals in straight straight sets.

Casper Ruud, recently number eight in the world rankings, beat German number one Alexander Zverev (Hamburg) 6: 3, 1: 6, 6: 3 in the quarterfinals in Florida. The Norwegian already has a title to his name in 2022: The 23-year-old won the 250 tournament in Buenos Aires in February.

Who will get the first Masters title – Alcaraz or Ruud? The live ticker from Eurosport.de.

Finale Miami Open: Carlos Alcaraz – Casper Ruud 7:5, 3:0

8:31 p.m.: Heidewitzka! What was that? Ruud puts Alcaraz in position, but he runs away, ignites the turbo and throws a forehand cross so hard and flat into the field that the ball feels like it only bounces 15 centimeters. Ruud is almost resigned. 3:0!

8:30 p.m.: Phew… Next mistake by Ruud means: next breakball for Alcaraz!

8:29 p.m.: Alcaraz actually scores eight points in a row before Ruud serves wide wide at 0-30 and forces an error. Then the Norwegian makes a stop, nice cross with the backhand. Alcaraz can no longer turn it in. 30-30

8:27 p.m.: Ruud is now badly injured. Not physically, but his performance is clearly taking a hit now. Alcaraz gets the 2-0 very easily to zero. Is that already the preliminary decision? wait…

8:25 p.m.: Jupp, that was the rally of the final! Alcaraz shoos Ruud across the court with power shots, who digs everything out at top speed several times. But the Spaniard doesn’t give up, plays the better angles, ultimately lures Ruud to the net – and converts cool! 0: 1, Alcaraz also break in the second set!

8:24 p.m.: Uuuuh … Alcaraz had the break on his racket, but put a high backhand volley into the net. Ruud now defends himself with wild blows, things aren’t going so smoothly with the Norwegian anymore. And again Alcaraz works out a breakball with nimble footwork.

8:22 p.m.: Ruud is wobbling now, has to go through the debut at the start of the second set. Striking: Whenever he openly alludes to Alcaraz on the forehand, he comes under pressure. In addition, he makes more mistakes now. It’s called Breakball Alcaraz – but Ruud fends it off with a sliced ​​backhand ball, which is worth seeing. After another debut, Alcaraz gets another break chance after a forehand by the Norwegian that has been put out. Is the game completely overturned now?

8:17 p.m.: A few statistics on the first set, which Ruud gave up after a 4-1 lead. Alcaraz with aces (3:0), double faults (1:2), first serves (66 to 62 percent) and the winning strokes (20:10) in front. Ruud made fewer avoidable mistakes (7:10). Both hit the top at 218 km/h. Overall, Alcaraz scored 43 out of 82 points, Ruud 39 accordingly.

8:13 p.m.: Alcaraz gets his third set ball with a net attack. Quickly wipe your face, breathe deeply, serve. Outside again. Ruud blocks, Alcaraz moves up and transforms on the net. Set one goes 7: 5 to Alcaraz!

8:11 p.m.: And Ruud also fends off the second set ball! The Norwegian whets to the net really quickly and puts the ball past Alcaraz into the nest. And the next point also goes to Ruud – breakball. But Alcaraz served wide and thus forced the point. “Vamos!” he yells. debut.

8:10 p.m.: Alcaraz awarded the first with a backhand volley. It’s too long. A set ball remains.

8:09 p.m.: Does Alcaraz close the sentence? At 15-15 he spoons in a stop ball and then refines it with a serve and volley. Set balls for the Spaniard!

8:05 p.m.: The so-called “forced errors” are a bit of a cryptocurrency in tennis – Ruud leads 14:10 here. But when Alcaraz hits the lines, there is little to see against him. The Spaniard hits Ruud in the crucial moment, the crowd pushes – 15-40! Ruud takes a deep breath, serves with the scalpel again and thus fends off the first breakball. But then a forehand is too long and the game is over – 5: 6 after 4: 1, break before now for Alcaraz!

8:01 p.m.: Wow! Now both turn up. Alcaraz breaks free at 15-15 with a great crossball, but then another weak stop that Ruud pushes away well. 30-30 Ruud has the set ball on the trowel, but his backhand longline as a passing ball lands a few centimeters too long out of bounds. The Spaniard gets the 5:5 with an ace.

7:55 p.m.: Ruud now has to collect himself after three games in a row for his opponent. He does that too. A clever selection of service, sometimes hard, sometimes with a kick, brings the 40-15 and shortly afterwards the 5:4. Now Alcaraz is required.

7:53 p.m.: Nope! A backhand whip from the Spaniard snaps longline on the baseline, even Ruud applauds. 4:4, everything open again!

7:52 p.m.: Alcaraz then makes the important 40-15 and shows his fist! Then he makes a double mistake. Does the Spaniard wobble here again?

7:50 p.m.: curious! At 30-0 there’s the first substitution of the game – a ball went limp. There were just new balls. Then it will be quite fair: Chair umpire Aurelie Tourte leaves it up to Ruud whether he allows Alcaraz to repeat the first serve due to the flat ball – and the Norwegian agrees. Karma that pays off – Ruud makes the point afterwards.

7:46 p.m.: A great return puts Ruud in trouble, Alcaraz moves to the net, Ruud’s attempt to pass with the forehand ends up out of bounds – two chances to break! Again Ruud has to go over the second serve. Alcaraz is in control but hits the net. One break point remains. And the Spaniard uses that because Ruud hits the ball for a long time. 4: 3, only the Norwegian’s fifth loss of service in Miami 2022.

7:43 p.m.: Ruud gets a bit fidgety, wants to shorten the rallies and makes two slight mistakes. 15-30 – and second serve …

7:41 p.m.: Alcaraz’ game has calmed down a bit now, he doesn’t go overboard as much. Six unforced errors face nine winners – that’s how it fits. Over 40-15 he gets his second game. 4:2

7:36 p.m.: Now Alcaraz’s tendency to stop is fatal – in breakball the felt ball gets stuck on the edge of the net. Ruud counters with a clever service to the outside and then confidently puts the forehand from the half field into the right corner. Another serve-and-half-volley puts him 4-1! The Spaniard is currently biting on washed concrete here with the Norwegian.

7:34 p.m.: The edge of the net, a tremor on the line – but Ruud’s luck runs out when he smashes the ball while running backwards – and suddenly it’s 40-0. Ruud now looks battered; he promptly misjudged an emergency shot from his opponent on the net and let the ball pass – but it dripped in the back. break chance!

7:32 p.m.: Ruud cruises to 40-0, but then gets hit in the face with a spectacular backhand block as a return longline. At the next rally, Alcaraz puts a backhand cross in front of his feet and converts the half-volley – 40-30! The crowd is clearly on the Spaniard’s side.

7:29 p.m.: Ruud stays active on Alcaraz’s serve, equalizing with a nice forehand on the left longline to make it 15-15. However, the Spaniard counters with his second ace and shortly afterwards takes his first game in the final with a cheeky backhand stop. The drop shot is as much a part of the Spaniard as sage is to the saltimbocca. 1:3

7:24 p.m.: Ruud makes a real dream start. The Norwegian serves with extreme concentration and his shots are of good length. Alcaraz wins the most spectacular point in game three, when he briefly lifts the audience out of their seats with a full forehand cross to make it 30-15, but then Ruud is in control of the situation again. 3-0

7:19 p.m.: Alcaraz played his usual powerful but risky game right from the start. Not every hit sits there. After slight mistakes it’s 15-30 and after an Alcaraz forehand longline, which ends up just wide, Ruud has the first break chance of the match at 30-40. Alcaraz has to go over the second serve, doesn’t hit three forehands – and it’s already 0: 2.

7:14 p.m.: Under the eyes of his father Christian – himself a former professional – Casper Ruud serves twice well, but also throws in a double fault. At 30-15 there is a forehand error in the net, the audience cheers. Slight preferences for the Spaniard? About 40-30 Ruud closes the first game. 1:0

7:11 p.m.: Here we go! Ruud serves.

7:09 p.m.: Conditions are pretty good so far. It’s a pleasant 27 degrees at 1 p.m. local time in Miami. The salmon skin on the hard court isn’t sizzling yet, but it’s still pleasantly warm. However, there are clouds in the sky – precipitation is not likely, but possible!

7:05 p.m.: Alcaraz and Ruud enter the arena at Hard Rock Stadium. Chair umpire Aurelie Tourte selects the seat.

7:00 p.m.: One thing is clear – no matter how the final ends, both players will be higher in the world rankings than ever before on Monday. Ruud is seventh anyway, he overtakes the Russian Andrey Rublev. Alcaraz moves up to at least twelfth place. And if he defeats Ruud today, then eleventh place is even possible.

6:00 p.m.: Welcome to the live ticker of the Miami finals! Carlos Alcaraz (Spain) and Casper Ruud (Norway) will face each other in Florida from 7:00 p.m. Florian Bogner ticks the final live for you. See you soon!