Reilly Opelka vs Casper Ruud — Australian Open Q32
Australian Open · ATP · Q32
#135ATP
1749ELO
1734Hard ELO
$426kYTD
$6.2MCAREER
28 yrs · 211 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Saturday, 14 January 2017 ·
hard
NOR#13ATP
1983ELO
1889Hard ELO
$2.0MYTD
$29MCAREER
27 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWWWLW
Opelka R.7-6 6-3
Ruud C.
Opelka R.
7762
Ruud C.
6230
Reilly Opelka defeated Casper Ruud 7-6 6-3 in the Australian Open q32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Casper Ruud came in ranked #13, leading the head-to-head 5–1. Reilly Opelka narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.
Key context
- Match story: Reilly Opelka closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–3.
Head to head
1–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-19 | Laver Cup | RR | hard | Casper Ruud | 6-4 7-6 |
| 2022-05-16 | Geneva | SF | clay | Casper Ruud | 7-6 7-5 |
| 2021-09-24 | Laver Cup | RR | hard | Casper Ruud | 6-3 7-6 |
| 2021-08-16 | Cincinnati Masters | R32 | hard | Casper Ruud | 6-7 6-0 7-6 |
| 2019-04-08 | Houston | R16 | clay | Casper Ruud | 4-6 6-4 6-4 |
| 2017-01-16 | Australian Open | Q3 | hard | Reilly Opelka | 7-6 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
65%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
79%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
54%
Service points won·Even
70%
66%
Return points won·Slight edge
28%
37%
Break points saved·Even
70%
66%
Aces / match·Dominant
17.7
5.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.0
2.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast