Tommy Paul vs Casper Ruud — Indian Wells Masters Quarter-final
Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Quarter-final
USA17#24ATP
1949ELO
1881Hard ELO
$1.7MYTD
$15MCAREER
29 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 4 March 2024 ·
hard
NOR9#17ATP
1983ELO
1889Hard ELO
$2.0MYTD
$29MCAREER
27 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Paul T.6-2 1-6 6-3
Ruud C.
Paul T.
6162
Ruud C.
2631
Tommy Paul defeated Casper Ruud 6-2 1-6 6-3 in the Indian Wells Masters quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Casper Ruud came in ranked #17, leading the head-to-head 5–1, defending last year's round of 32. Tommy Paul narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.
Key context
- Match story: Tommy Paul closed it out in three sets, 6–2 1–6 6–3.
Head to head
1–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-05-29 | Roland Garros | R32 | clay | Casper Ruud | 4-6 6-4 7-5 |
| 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 |
| 2021-02-08 | Australian Open | R64 | hard | Casper Ruud | 3-6 6-2 6-4 7-5 |
| 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·Even
62%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
55%
54%
Service points won·Even
66%
67%
Return points won·Even
40%
37%
Break points saved·Even
64%
66%
Aces / match·Even
6.2
6.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.9
2.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (145 vs 156). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast