Casper Ruud vs Valentin VacherotIndian Wells Masters Round of 32

Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 32
#17ATP
1983ELO
1889Hard ELO
$2.0MYTD
$29MCAREER
27 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLLLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Wednesday, 4 March 2026 ·
hard
#19ATP
1903ELO
1852Hard ELO
$1.0MYTD
$3.5MCAREER
27 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLLWW
Ruud C.
3-6 6-3 6-4
Vacherot V.
Ruud C.
3662
Vacherot V.
6341

Casper Ruud defeated Valentin Vacherot 3-6 6-3 6-4 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Casper Ruud came in ranked #17, defending last year's round of 64.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
67%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
71%
77%
2nd serve points won·Even
56%
53%
Service points won·Even
66%
68%
Return points won·Even
36%
34%
Break points saved·Even
70%
69%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.6
10.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.4
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (31 vs 25). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
88
69
Break points saved·Even
99
96
Break points won·Dominant
74
33
Deciding sets·Even
99
95
Tiebreaks·Dominant
95
66

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Even
92
94

Ruud C.: 4 days rest · 1 match, 15 games (7d) · Vacherot V.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 18 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw