Casper Ruud vs Daniel Elahi GalanUS Open Qualifying Final

US Open · ATP · Qualifying Final
#13ATP
1983ELO
1889Hard ELO
$2.0MYTD
$29MCAREER
27 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 27 August 2018
hard
#304ATP
1531ELO
1497Hard ELO
30 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWWW
Ruud C.
7-5 6-2
Galan D.
Ruud C.
762
Galan D.
520

Casper Ruud defeated Daniel Elahi Galan 7-5 6-2 in the US Open qualifying final on hard. The result followed the form book — Casper Ruud came in ranked #13, leading the head-to-head 4–0. Casper Ruud extended the head-to-head to 5–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Casper Ruud closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–2.

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-04-14BarcelonaR32clayCasper Ruud6-4 6-3
2021-03-15AcapulcoR32hardCasper Ruud6-4 6-1
2019-04-08HoustonSFclayCasper Ruud7-5 6-2
2018-05-28Roland GarrosQ2clayCasper Ruud6-2 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Ruud C.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Galan D.

Galan D.serving82% hold

wins 64% 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 hard

Ruud C.Galan D.
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%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
69%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
54%
49%
Service points won·Even
66%
62%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
66%
61%
Aces / match·Even
5.7
5.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.3
1.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
91
48
Break points saved·Slight edge
99
92
Break points won·Dominant
75
21
Deciding sets·Dominant
99
55
Tiebreaks·Dominant
97
66

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
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
30°COvercast
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 61%
Q1
Granollers M.[5]
Peliwo F.
7-646-2
Auger Aliassime F.[9]
Griekspoor T.
7-56-3
Aragone J.
De Bakker T.
6-46-737-65
Brands D.
Safranek V.
6-47-63
Giraldo S.
Galovic V.
6-46-4
Karlovskiy E.
Redlicki M.
6-26-4
Altamirano C.
Brkic T.
6-26-0
Ruud C.[28]
Arnaboldi A.
6-26-2
Krueger M.
Soeda G.
6-36-3
Lestienne C.
Giannessi A.
6-36-2
Polansky P.[12]
Gutierrez Ferrol S.
6-46-4
Berlocq C.
Ymer E.[16]
7-623-66-3
Ofner S.
Serdarusic N.
3-67-656-2
Melzer G.[20]
King D.
7-54-66-3
Hurkacz H.[6]
Smith J.
6-36-2
Hemery C.
Bachinger M.
7-636-3
Fratangelo B.
Cid R.
6-37-64
Martinez P.
Quinzi G.
6-36-4
Polmans M.
Otte O.
3-66-46-1
Clezar G.
Ojeda Lara R.
6-46-3
Young D.
Moraing M.
6-27-62
Estrella V.
Zopp J.[2]
6-36-1
Kwiatkowski T.
Stakhovsky S.[23]
6-43-66-1
Vatutin A.
Fawcett T.
6-43-66-1
Harrison C.
Gulbis E.[18]
3-66-26-4
Gaio F.
Rosol L.
7-656-4
Lopez Perez E.
Blanch U.
6-36-2
Robredo T.
Laaksonen H.[13]
7-56-4
Karlovic I.[22]
Marchenko I.
6-37-67
Galan D.
Dellien H.[4]
6-17-66
Kokkinakis T.
Tomic B.
3-66-06-3
Petrovic D.
Menendez Maceiras A.[8]
6-36-3
Majchrzak K.
Pavlasek A.
2-66-16-3
Arevalo M.[31]
Moroni G.
6-32-67-5
Giustino L.
Caruso S.
6-37-5
Gombos N.
Griekspoor S.
6-44-66-3
Travaglia S.[26]
Donati M.
6-36-2
Bolelli S.[29]
Neuchrist M.
7-55-77-5
Mahut N.[19]
Kolar Z.
6-16-3
Fabbiano T.[7]
Miedler L.
6-27-5
Bemelmans R.[17]
King K.
6-46-3
Sonego L.[10]
Dutra Silva R.
4-66-27-66
Milojevic N.
Elias G.[32]
6-46-0
Purcell M.
Rola B.
6-36-4
Bolt A.
Napolitano S.
6-37-5
Bagnis F.
Londero J.[14]
7-57-67
Kecmanovic M.
Opelka R.
6-736-46-4
Eubanks C.
Hoang A.
6-44-67-5
Trungelliti M.[27]
Gimeno Traver D.
4-67-626-1
Barrere G.
Vanni L.
4-67-56-3
Nakashima B.
Pavic A.
3-66-47-65
Ignatik U.
Robert S.[21]
7-56-1
Monteiro T.[11]
Ito T.
7-56-756-2
Humbert U.[24]
Krstin P.
7-654-67-63
Harris L.[30]
Quiroz R.
7-656-3
Korda S.
Novikov D.
4-67-56-2
De Schepper K.
Melzer J.
7-676-2
Escobedo E.
Kovalik J.[1]
6-23-67-64
Novak D.[25]
Halys Q.
6-16-3
King E.
Garin C.
6-33-66-2
Moriya H.
Ivashka I.[3]
5-76-46-1
Broady L.
Clarke J.
6-36-1
Gerasimov E.
Nedelko I.
6-46-4
Maden Y.[15]
Safwat M.
6-16-3