Matteo Berrettini vs Casper Ruud — Madrid Masters Semi-final

Madrid Masters · ATP · Semi-final
Matteo Berrettini
ITA8
Matteo Berrettini
#42ATP
1831ELO
1790Clay ELO
$902kYTD
$15MCAREER
30 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 3 May 2021 ·
clay
Casper Ruud
NOR
Casper Ruud
#17ATP
1983ELO
1973Clay ELO
$2.0MYTD
$29MCAREER
27 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLLLWW
Berrettini M.
6-4 6-4
Ruud C.
Berrettini M.
662
Ruud C.
440

Matteo Berrettini defeated Casper Ruud 6-4 6-4 in the Madrid Masters semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Casper Ruud came in ranked #17, leading the head-to-head 6–2, but Matteo Berrettini had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 4 on clay. Matteo Berrettini narrowed the head-to-head to 6–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Matteo Berrettini edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

2–6
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-09-24TokyoR16hardCasper Ruud7-6 6-2
2025-05-07Rome MastersR32clayCasper Ruud7-5 2-0
2023-01-02United CupRRhardMatteo Berrettini6-4 6-4
2022-08-29US OpenQFhardCasper Ruud6-1 6-4 7-6
2022-07-18GstaadFclayCasper Ruud4-6 7-6 6-2
2020-09-14Rome MastersQFclayCasper Ruud4-6 6-3 7-6
2020-08-31US OpenR32hardMatteo Berrettini6-4 6-4 6-2
2019-05-27Roland GarrosR64clayCasper Ruud6-4 7-5 6-3
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Statistics

This season
Berrettini M.Ruud C.
1st serve in·Even
66%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
78%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
54%
Service points won·Even
69%
66%
Return points won·Even
34%
37%
Break points saved·Even
69%
66%
Aces / match·Dominant
10.5
5.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.8
2.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Berrettini M.Ruud C.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
75
88
Break points saved·Even
100
99
Break points won·Dominant
42
74
Deciding sets·Slight edge
88
99
Tiebreaks·Even
98
95

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

Freshness

Recent load
Berrettini M.Ruud C.
Freshness·Clear edge
79
92

Berrettini M.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 58 games (7d) · Ruud C.: 4 days rest · 1 match, 15 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw