Nick Kyrgios vs Casper Ruud — Indian Wells Masters Round of 32

Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 32
AUS
Nick Kyrgios
#900ATP
31 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 March 2022 ·
hard
Casper Ruud
NOR8
Casper Ruud
#17ATP
1983ELO
1889Hard ELO
$2.0MYTD
$29MCAREER
27 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLLLWW
Kyrgios N.
6-4 6-4
Ruud C.
Kyrgios N.
662
Ruud C.
440

Nick Kyrgios defeated Casper Ruud 6-4 6-4 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Casper Ruud came in ranked #17, leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 16. Nick Kyrgios claimed a first win over Casper Ruud in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

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

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-05-13Rome MastersR32clayCasper Ruud6-3 6-7 2-1

Statistics

This season
Kyrgios N.Ruud C.
1st serve in·Even
68%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
78%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
55%
54%
Service points won·Slight edge
71%
66%
Return points won·Even
34%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
73%
66%
Aces / match·Dominant
15.4
5.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.4
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (53 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kyrgios N.Ruud C.
Clutch Rating·Even
89
88
Break points saved·Even
99
99
Break points won·Even
76
74
Deciding sets·Even
96
99
Tiebreaks·Even
97
95

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

Freshness

Recent load
Kyrgios N.Ruud C.
Freshness·
—
90

Ruud C.: 3 days rest · 1 match, 15 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw