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

After a disappointing 1-2 record and elimination from the ATP Finals, Carlos Alcaraz looks ahead to an emotional Team Spain Davis Cup event.

On Monday, Casper Ruud rolled over Carlos Alcaraz in the first round of the ATP Finals. After losing in straight sets to Ruud, Alcaraz gave three excuses for his poor play. One of the most important reasons was his health.

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

The ATP Tour Finals in Turin, Italy have their semifinalists. After 12 matches, all but two of them straight-sets wins, Jannik Sinner will face Casper Ruud in one semifinal, with Alexander Zverev playing Taylor Fritz in the other.

Carlos Alcaraz had defeated Alexander Zverev three times this year, including in the French Open finals, before today's match in the Group Stage of the 2024 ATP Finals. However, the trend ended on the indoor hard courts in Turin, Italy.

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.