Casper Ruud vs Thiago MonteiroRio de Janeiro Quarter-final

Rio de Janeiro · ATP · Quarter-final
#12ATP
1983ELO
1973Clay ELO
$2.0MYTD
$29MCAREER
27 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 February 2017
clay
#292ATP
1568ELO
1554Clay ELO
32 yrs · 183 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWWLWWLWW
Ruud C.
6-2 7-6
Monteiro T.
Ruud C.
6772
Monteiro T.
2620

Casper Ruud defeated Thiago Monteiro 6-2 7-6 in the Rio de Janeiro quarter-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Casper Ruud came in ranked #12, leading the head-to-head 3–1. Casper Ruud extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Casper Ruud closed it out in two sets, 6–2 7–6.

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-07-15BastadR16clayThiago Monteiro6-3 6-3
2023-01-02United CupRRhardCasper Ruud6-3 6-2
2019-02-25Sao PauloR32clayCasper Ruud6-3 6-4
2018-05-28Roland GarrosQ1clayCasper Ruud6-3 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Ruud C.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Monteiro T.

Monteiro T.serving84% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Ruud C.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on clay

Ruud C.Monteiro T.
54
Serve
69
Return

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the clay field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
65%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
54%
Service points won·Even
66%
66%
Return points won·Even
37%
36%
Break points saved·Even
66%
62%
Aces / match·Slight edge
5.7
4.8
Double faults / match·Even
2.3
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
91
57
Break points saved·Even
99
95
Break points won·Dominant
75
16
Deciding sets·Dominant
99
68
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
97
89

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Dominant
97
71

Ruud C.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Monteiro T.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 39 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
31°CPartly cloudy
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 59%