Casper Ruud vs Tommy Paul — Australian Open Round of 64
Australian Open · ATP · Round of 64
NOR24#17ATP
1983ELO
1889Hard ELO
$2.0MYTD
$29MCAREER
27 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLLLWW
3 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 February 2021 ·
hard
USA#24ATP
1949ELO
1881Hard ELO
$1.7MYTD
$15MCAREER
29 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLWLLWWL
Ruud C.3-6 6-2 6-4 7-5
Paul T.
Ruud C.
36673
Paul T.
62451
Casper Ruud defeated Tommy Paul 3-6 6-2 6-4 7-5 in the Australian Open round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Casper Ruud came in ranked #17, leading the head-to-head 4–2, defending last year's round of 128. Casper Ruud extended the head-to-head to 5–2.
Key context
- Match story: Casper Ruud dropped the opening set before beating Tommy Paul 3–6 6–2 6–4 7–5.
Head to head
4–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-29 | Roland Garros | R32 | clay | Casper Ruud | 4-6 6-4 7-5 |
| 2024-03-04 | Indian Wells Masters | QF | hard | Tommy Paul | 6-2 1-6 6-3 |
| 2023-09-23 | Laver Cup | RR | hard | Casper Ruud | 7-6(6) 6-2 |
| 2022-08-29 | US Open | R32 | hard | Casper Ruud | 7-6 6-7 7-6 5-7 6-0 |
| 2020-09-28 | Roland Garros | R64 | clay | Casper Ruud | 6-1 1-6 6-3 1-6 6-3 |
| 2017-07-31 | Washington | R64 | hard | Tommy Paul | 3-6 7-5 3-0 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
54%
Service points won·Even
66%
65%
Return points won·Even
37%
40%
Break points saved·Even
66%
63%
Aces / match·Even
5.9
6.3
Double faults / match·Even
2.3
2.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast