Overview

• He beat Casper Ruud 3-6, 6-3, 6-4 after dropping his first set of the tournament.
• The result put him into his tenth final of 2025, his ninth in a row this season.
• He steadied after 15 first-set unforced errors, leaned on his serve to seize the second set, and closed the decider 6-4.
• Ruud earned two break points early in the third set, which Alcaraz saved before breaking to take control.
• Tokyo extends a career-best campaign to 66 match wins with Shanghai, Paris‑Bercy and the ATP Finals still ahead, after a recent ankle scare was managed during the event.