Casper Ruud vs Dennis Novak — Braga CH Round of 16

Braga CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
Casper Ruud
NOR8
Casper Ruud
#13ATP
1983ELO
1973Clay ELO
$2.0MYTD
$29MCAREER
27 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 May 2018
clay
AUT
Dennis Novak
#818ATP
32 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLLWLW
Ruud C.
6-4 6-2
Novak D.
Ruud C.
662
Novak D.
420

Casper Ruud defeated Dennis Novak 6-4 6-2 in the Braga CH round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Casper Ruud came in ranked #13, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Casper Ruud extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-07-19GstaadR16clayCasper Ruud6-4 7-6(5)
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Serve vs return

This season
Ruud C.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Novak D.

Novak D.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Ruud C.

Even serve battle

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.Novak D.
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
Ruud C.Novak D.
1st serve in·Even
65%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
51%
Service points won·Even
66%
62%
Return points won·Even
37%
40%
Break points saved·Slight edge
66%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.7
3.6
Double faults / match·Even
2.3
2.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Ruud C.Novak D.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
91
36
Break points saved·Clear edge
99
80
Break points won·Dominant
75
15
Deciding sets·Dominant
99
33
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
97
77

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

Freshness

Recent load
Ruud C.Novak D.
Freshness·
100
—

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Final
Sousa P.[4]
Ruud C.[8]
6-03-66-3
Semi-finals
Sousa P.[4]
Elias G.[1]
6-00-0
Ruud C.[8]
De Minaur A.[2]
6-36-2
Quarter-finals
Ruud C.[8]
Hanfmann Y.[3]
6-26-2
Elias G.[1]
Gutierrez Ferrol S.
6-36-2
Sousa P.[4]
Domingues J.
6-16-2
De Minaur A.[2]
Auger Aliassime F.[6]
3-66-16-2
R16
Sousa P.[4]
Munoz de la Nava D.
7-646-4
Auger Aliassime F.[6]
Oliveira G.
6-36-1
Elias G.[1]
Bourgue M.
4-66-37-5
Gutierrez Ferrol S.
Sakharov G.[7]
6-36-4
De Minaur A.[2]
Giustino L.
7-55-76-2
Domingues J.
Robert S.[5]
7-56-3
Hanfmann Y.[3]
Martinez P.
6-26-2
Ruud C.[8]
Novak D.
6-46-2
R32
De Minaur A.[2]
Cacao T.
2-66-26-3
Domingues J.
Satral J.
6-36-2
Gutierrez Ferrol S.
Nagal S.
6-46-0
Oliveira G.
Vega Hernandez D.
7-624-66-2
Hanfmann Y.[3]
Griekspoor T.
6-36-0
Munoz de la Nava D.
Cabral F.
6-26-2
Auger Aliassime F.[6]
Hoang A.
6-37-5
Novak D.
Ferreira Silva F.
6-47-5
Bourgue M.
Collarini A.
6-36-3
Ruud C.[8]
Furness E.
6-46-3
Sousa P.[4]
Heyman C.
6-26-2
Sakharov G.[7]
Monteiro J.
2-66-36-2
Robert S.[5]
Kamke T.
7-647-5
Giustino L.
Griekspoor S.
4-66-36-3
Elias G.[1]
Gigounon G.
6-46-4
Martinez P.
Gil F.
3-66-16-1