Casper Ruud vs Alex De Minaur — Braga CH Semi-final
Braga CH · CHALLENGER · Semi-final
NOR8#17ATP
1983ELO
1973Clay ELO
$2.0MYTD
$29MCAREER
27 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 May 2018 ·
clay
AUS2#8ATP
1961ELO
1869Clay ELO
$2.4MYTD
$25MCAREER
27 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Ruud C.6-3 6-2
De Minaur A.
Ruud C.
662
De Minaur A.
320
Casper Ruud defeated Alex De Minaur 6-3 6-2 in the Braga CH semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Alex De Minaur came in ranked #8, leading the head-to-head 2–1. Casper Ruud narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Casper Ruud dropped just 5 games past Alex De Minaur.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-05 | United Cup | RR | hard | Casper Ruud | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2024-02-26 | Acapulco | F | hard | Alex De Minaur | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2019-11-05 | NextGen Finals | RR | hard | Alex De Minaur | 4-1 4-0 4-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
56%
Service points won·Even
66%
65%
Return points won·Even
37%
41%
Break points saved·Even
66%
63%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.9
4.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.3
2.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
88
94
Break points saved·Even
99
98
Break points won·Clear edge
74
97
Deciding sets·Even
99
95
Tiebreaks·Even
95
98
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Dominant
92
66
Ruud C.: 4 days rest · 1 match, 15 games (7d) · De Minaur A.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 73 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast