Casper Ruud vs Alex De Minaur — United Cup Round Robin
United Cup · ATP · Round Robin
NOR17#17ATP
1983ELO
1889Hard ELO
$2.0MYTD
$29MCAREER
27 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 January 2026 ·
hard
AUS4#8ATP
1961ELO
1935Hard ELO
$2.4MYTD
$25MCAREER
27 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWLW
Ruud C.6-3 6-3
De Minaur A.
Ruud C.
662
De Minaur A.
330
Casper Ruud defeated Alex De Minaur 6-3 6-3 in the United Cup round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Alex De Minaur came in ranked #8, leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round-robin. Casper Ruud claimed a first win over Alex De Minaur in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.
Key context
- Match story: Casper Ruud dropped just 6 games past Alex De Minaur.
Head to head
0–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
67%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
56%
55%
Service points won·Even
66%
64%
Return points won·Slight edge
36%
41%
Break points saved·Even
69%
69%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.6
4.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.4
2.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (31 vs 35). 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
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast