Casper Ruud vs Dmitry Popko — Australian Open Qualifying Round 2

Australian Open · ATP · Qualifying Round 2
Casper Ruud
NOR25
Casper Ruud
#17ATP
1983ELO
1889Hard ELO
$2.0MYTD
$29MCAREER
27 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 January 2018 ·
hard
Dmitry Popko
KAZ
Dmitry Popko
#673ATP
1385ELO
1400Hard ELO
29 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLLL
Ruud C.
7-5 6-3
Popko D.
Ruud C.
762
Popko D.
530

Casper Ruud defeated Dmitry Popko 7-5 6-3 in the Australian Open qualifying round 2 on hard. The result followed the form book — Casper Ruud came in ranked #17, leading the head-to-head 3–0. Casper Ruud extended the head-to-head to 4–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Casper Ruud closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–3.

Head to head

3–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-01-13Australian OpenQ64hardCasper Ruud7-5 6-3
2017-08-28US OpenQ1hardCasper Ruud6-4 6-0
2017-08-22US OpenQ128hardCasper Ruud6-4 6-0
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Statistics

This season
Ruud C.Popko D.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
55%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
66%
61%
Return points won·Even
37%
41%
Break points saved·Slight edge
66%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.9
4.4
Double faults / match·Even
2.3
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Ruud C.Popko D.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
88
0
Break points saved·Dominant
99
27
Break points won·Dominant
74
3
Deciding sets·Dominant
99
4
Tiebreaks·Even
95
93

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Ruud C.Popko D.
Freshness·
93
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Ruud C.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 15 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw