Casper Ruud vs Matteo DonatiFrancavilla Al Mare CH Quarter-final

Francavilla Al Mare CH · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
#13ATP
1983ELO
1973Clay ELO
$2.0MYTD
$29MCAREER
27 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 23 April 2018
clay
31 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Ruud C.
6-7 6-4 7-5
Donati M.
Ruud C.
66672
Donati M.
78451

Casper Ruud defeated Matteo Donati 6-7 6-4 7-5 in the Francavilla Al Mare CH quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Matteo Donati came in defending last year's quarter-final, but Casper Ruud had been the form player, winning 6 of their last 9 on clay.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Ruud C.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Donati M.

Donati M.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Ruud C.

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

Ruud C.Donati M.
58
Serve
70
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%
69%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
72%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
53%
Service points won·Slight edge
66%
61%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
66%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.7
3.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.3
1.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 80). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
91
25
Break points saved·Dominant
99
60
Break points won·Dominant
75
14
Deciding sets·Dominant
99
61
Tiebreaks·Dominant
97
6

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
100

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast