Carlos Alcaraz vs Alex Michelsen, Paris Masters 2026, Round of 32
Final score
FinalCourt Central
7-6(4) 6-3
Venue and conditions
Plenitude ArenaNanterre, FRACourt Central
Indoor hardCourt speed5.7 vs last year107.5Fast
What is court speed?
How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.
- Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
- Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
- Average97–103US Open, Dubai
- Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
- Very fast108+Basel
Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.
How court speed worksAltitude53 mLow
Set statistics
Final statisticsService
3Aces2
0Double faults0
47/6968%1st serve %76%55/72
22/22100%2nd serve %100%17/17
34/4772%1st serve points won60%33/55
17/2277%2nd serve points won65%11/17
2/367%Break points saved50%2/4
10Service games played10
Return
22/5540%1st serve return points28%13/47
6/1735%2nd serve return points23%5/22
2/450%Break points converted33%1/3
10Return games played10
Points
79Total points won62
51Service points won44
28Receiver points won18
8Max points in a row6
Games
13Games won9
10Service games won8
3Max games in a row2
1Tiebreaks0
Point by point
Alcaraz6
Michelsen3
0151515301540154030
Alcaraz5
Michelsen3
01515153015401540304040A40
Alcaraz4
Michelsen3
15015153015303030404040A40
P3 · AceP7 · Ace
Alcaraz3
Michelsen3
0151515153030303040404040A404040A
Alcaraz3
Michelsen2
150300400
Alcaraz2
Michelsen2
0150300401540
P3 · Ace
Alcaraz2
Michelsen1
150300400
Alcaraz1
Michelsen1
015030153030303040404040A
Alcaraz1
Michelsen0
1503003015401540304040A404040A40
Alcaraz7
Michelsen6
0111121314243444546474
Alcaraz6
Michelsen6
150300400
Alcaraz5
Michelsen6
1501515153030303040404040A404040A
Alcaraz5
Michelsen5
150300400
Alcaraz4
Michelsen5
0151515153015403040
Alcaraz4
Michelsen4
1503004004015
Alcaraz3
Michelsen4
015030040
Alcaraz3
Michelsen3
1501515153030303040404040A
Alcaraz3
Michelsen2
015151530154015
Alcaraz2
Michelsen2
1501515301530304030
Alcaraz1
Michelsen2
150151515301540
Alcaraz1
Michelsen1
150300400
Alcaraz0
Michelsen1
0151515153030303040
Head to head
2Alcaraz
0Michelsen
2 meetings- Paris MastersRound of 32 · 4 NovHardThis matchCarlos AlcarazSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Alex MichelsenSets won: 0Set 1: 64Set 2: 3
- TokyoRound of 32 · 1 OctHardCarlos AlcarazSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 4Set 3: 6Alex MichelsenSets won: 1Set 1: 61Set 2: 6Set 3: 1
Form and path
Carlos Alcaraz5–1
ViennaHard
- WFinalCarlos AlcarazSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Alex De MinaurSets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 4
- WSemifinalCarlos AlcarazSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Daniil MedvedevSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 62
- WQuarterfinalCarlos AlcarazSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Tommy PaulSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 62
- WRound of 16Carlos AlcarazSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Nikoloz BasilashviliSets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 611
- WRound of 32Carlos AlcarazSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Karen KhachanovSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 65
Alex Michelsen3–2
Paris MastersThis week
BaselHard
Match research
ProEverything that shapes this match: each player’s run-in and travel, records side by side, and results against similar opponents and in similar conditions. Better information, better-informed decisions.
- Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
- Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
- Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
- Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.