Andrey Kuznetsov vs Casper Ruud — Madrid Masters Qualifying Round 1

Madrid Masters · ATP · Qualifying Round 1
RUS7
Andrey Kuznetsov
35 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 May 2017
clay
Casper Ruud
NOR
Casper Ruud
#13ATP
1983ELO
1973Clay ELO
$2.0MYTD
$29MCAREER
27 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWWWL
Kuznetsov A.
6-4 6-4
Ruud C.
Kuznetsov A.
662
Ruud C.
440

Andrey Kuznetsov defeated Casper Ruud 6-4 6-4 in the Madrid Masters qualifying round 1 on clay. The result followed the form book — Andrey Kuznetsov came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

  • Match story: Andrey Kuznetsov edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Kuznetsov A.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Ruud C.

Ruud C.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Kuznetsov A.

Serve advantage — Ruud C.

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

Kuznetsov A.Ruud C.
—
Serve
58
—
Return
70

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

Statistics

This season
Kuznetsov A.Ruud C.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
54%
Service points won·Even
62%
66%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
66%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.5
5.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.1
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (135 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kuznetsov A.Ruud C.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
41
91
Break points saved·Clear edge
82
99
Break points won·Dominant
33
75
Deciding sets·Dominant
28
99
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
83
97

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

Freshness

Recent load
Kuznetsov A.Ruud C.
Freshness·
—
100

Ruud C.: 15 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
23°CPartly cloudy
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 32%
Q2
Kukushkin M.[8]
Coric B.[2]
7-626-3
Kuznetsov A.[7]
Lacko L.
6-27-60
Mannarino A.[1]
Giraldo S.
6-47-62
Bellucci T.[3]
Youzhny M.[14]
6-26-3
Istomin D.[6]
Donaldson J.[9]
7-636-4
Herbert P.[13]
Seppi A.[5]
7-637-65
Escobedo E.[12]
Kuhn N.
6-36-2
Q1
Kuznetsov A.[7]
Ruud C.
6-46-4
Kuhn N.
Basilashvili N.[4]
7-56-0
Herbert P.[13]
Janowicz J.
7-666-2
Giraldo S.
Monteiro T.[10]
6-45-77-64
Coric B.[2]
Lopez Perez E.
2-67-626-2
Lacko L.
Dolgopolov A.[11]
6-43-67-5
Seppi A.[5]
Taberner C.
6-36-2
Istomin D.[6]
Cervantes Huegun I.
7-646-3
Bellucci T.[3]
Donskoy E.
7-656-2
Donaldson J.[9]
Estrella V.
6-17-5
Kukushkin M.[8]
Munoz de la Nava D.
7-653-66-4
Escobedo E.[12]
Dodig I.
6-06-3
Youzhny M.[14]
Carballes Baena R.
3-66-36-4
Mannarino A.[1]
Munar J.
3-67-636-3