Carlos Alcaraz moved into the Round of 16 at the US Open, beating Yibing Wu 6-3, 6-4, 6-1 on Arthur Ashe Stadium. The No. 2 seed controlled the match with clean returning and timely pressure on serve, finishing with 109 total points to Wu’s 86. It was a straight-sets win built on balance rather than just big serving. Fans can revisit every number from this Round of 32 meeting on the Sofascore match page.

This was hardcourt tennis played on the front foot. Alcaraz backed up his advantage in rallies with 21 winners and a 7-2 edge in breaks. Wu showed resilience in patches, but the return numbers and conversion on big points shaped the final scoreline.

The scoreline and what sits behind it

The headline reads 6-3, 6-4, 6-1, but the totals tell the fuller story. Alcaraz won 18 games to Wu’s 8 and finished 109-86 in points, a healthy margin across three sets. The most striking split came on return, where Alcaraz collected 55 receiver points to Wu’s 32. That swing explains how both players could each win 54 points on serve yet end up far apart on the scoreboard. The Spaniard’s ability to win neutral exchanges after the return consistently tilted games his way.

Momentum also favored the No. 2 seed at key junctures. He put together a maximum run of five consecutive games, which arrived as the match closed in the third set. Both players reached six points in a row at least once, but Alcaraz’s bursts tended to cash out into breaks. With no tiebreaks required, his sustained edge in rallies removed any doubt. On a night without many long deuce marathons, the superior conversion on crucial points decided it.

Serve numbers that set the platform

Serving was solid on both sides, but Alcaraz squeezed more value from his first ball. He landed 67% first serves to Wu’s 57% and won 69% of those points compared with Wu’s 53%. On second serve, Alcaraz edged it again at 50% won to 45%. The ace count was 6-1 to the Spaniard, while double faults stayed contained at 4 for Alcaraz and 5 for Wu. Those small margins stacked up across 13 service games each.

Protection under pressure mattered. Alcaraz saved 5 of 7 break points faced, a 71% success rate that kept his scoreboard tidy. Wu faced a heavier load, saving 8 of 15 but still conceding seven breaks overall. Even without an overwhelming serve, Alcaraz’s first-strike points set up plus-one patterns that he finished efficiently. The result was 11 service games held to Wu’s 6 and a platform to attack on return.

Relentless returning and seven breaks of serve

The return did the heavy lifting. Alcaraz won 46% of first-serve return points and 55% on second-serve returns. Wu could only manage 31% and 50% respectively. That translated into a 7-2 edge in break points converted across the match. The more Alcaraz got his teeth into rallies early, the more the scoreboard shifted in his favor. Receiver points finished 55-32 to the No. 2 seed, a decisive gap at Grand Slam level.

Set by set, the pattern held. In the opening set, Alcaraz converted 3 breaks to Wu’s 1 despite both landing over 90% of first serves, a rare stat line that underlined how well he handled the return. The second set brought two more Alcaraz breaks against one for Wu. The third set sealed it, with the Spaniard going 2 for 2 on break chances and saving all three he faced. When chances arose, Alcaraz made them count.

Winners, errors and the baseline balance

Shot selection and execution favored Alcaraz. He finished with 21 winners to Wu’s 10 and spread them well: 10 forehand, 5 backhand and 3 at net with volleys. Wu produced 7 forehand winners but only 1 on the backhand wing. Groundstroke winners were 12 for Alcaraz and 8 for Wu, which matched the baseline story throughout the night. With small gains on serve, Alcaraz’s cleaner striking in rallies set him apart.

Error control helped him protect that lead. Alcaraz totaled 42 errors to Wu’s 48, and trimmed unforced mistakes to 32 compared with Wu’s 39. He did log more forehand unforced errors than Wu, 18 to 17, but made up for it with a sturdier backhand that produced only 10 unforced mistakes to Wu’s 17. Wu’s 34 unforced groundstroke errors, against 28 for Alcaraz, made sustained holds hard to find. Even the overhead category offered a footnote: Wu’s lone overhead winner stood out mainly because Alcaraz denied those chances elsewhere.

Set-by-set flow on Arthur Ashe

The first set, at roughly 43 minutes, was all about the return. Both players hit an unusually high percentage of first serves in, yet Alcaraz still won 22 receiver points to Wu’s 9. He saved one of two break points he faced and converted three, which turned a tight serving start into a 6-3 lead. Wu fought through five service games in that set alone, another sign Alcaraz was making inroads early in rallies.

The second set stretched to about 59 minutes, the longest of the night, and confirmed the trend. Alcaraz earned 23 receiver points, grabbed two breaks and navigated a brief wobble on his own delivery. Wu saved 3 of 5 break points in the set but still dropped it 6-4. The final act lasted about 37 minutes and felt decisive from the first return game. Alcaraz saved all three break points he faced, won 65% of first-serve points and secured two more breaks for 6-1. For full context on the draw and results around this tie, check the US Open, Men page on Sofascore.

If you like the granular view, the match center has every figure in one place. From first-serve points to max games in a row, the numbers sketch a clear picture of why Alcaraz advanced on the New York hard court. It was controlled aggression, measured risk and reliable returning. On this form, the Round of 16 beckoned without extra drama.