Casper Ruud vs Tennys SandgrenAuckland Qualifying Round 2

Auckland · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
#13ATP
1983ELO
1889Hard ELO
$2.0MYTD
$29MCAREER
27 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 January 2018
hard
34 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Ruud C.
6-7 7-6 6-4
Sandgren T.
Ruud C.
667762
Sandgren T.
786541

Casper Ruud defeated Tennys Sandgren 6-7 7-6 6-4 in the Auckland qualifying round 2 on hard. The result followed the form book — Casper Ruud came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Casper Ruud extended the head-to-head to 4–0.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-06-21MallorcaR16grassCasper Ruud6-3 6-4
2021-05-17GenevaR16clayCasper Ruud7-5 6-2
2018-01-08AucklandQ2hardCasper Ruud6-7(6) 7-6(5) 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Ruud C.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Sandgren T.

Sandgren T.serving85% hold

wins 66% 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 hard

Ruud C.Sandgren T.
59
Serve
31
Return

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
65%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
74%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
54%
49%
Service points won·Even
66%
64%
Return points won·Even
37%
35%
Break points saved·Slight edge
66%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.7
8.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.3
2.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
91
36
Break points saved·Slight edge
99
92
Break points won·Dominant
75
2
Deciding sets·Dominant
99
28
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
97
86

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
98

Ruud C.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast