Casper Ruud vs Felix Auger AliassimeMadrid Masters Round of 64

Madrid Masters · ATP · Round of 64
#12ATP
1983ELO
1973Clay ELO
$2.0MYTD
$29MCAREER
27 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 3 May 2021
clay
#4ATP
1958ELO
1864Clay ELO
$2.1MYTD
$23MCAREER
25 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWWLW
Ruud C.
6-1 6-4
Auger Aliassime F.
Ruud C.
662
Auger Aliassime F.
140

Casper Ruud defeated Felix Auger Aliassime 6-1 6-4 in the Madrid Masters round of 64 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Felix Auger Aliassime came in ranked #4, leading the head-to-head 5–2. Casper Ruud narrowed the head-to-head to 5–3.

Key context

Head to head

25
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-04-05Monte Carlo MastersR16clayFelix Auger Aliassime7-5 2-2 RET
2024-08-12Cincinnati MastersR32hardFelix Auger Aliassime6-3 6-1
2024-07-29Paris OlympicsQFclayFelix Auger Aliassime6-4 6-7(8) 6-3
2024-04-22Madrid MastersR16clayFelix Auger Aliassime6-4 7-5
2022-11-14Tour FinalsRRhardCasper Ruud7-6(4) 6-4
2022-08-08Canada MastersQFhardCasper Ruud6-1 6-2
2019-03-18Miami MastersR128hardFelix Auger Aliassime3-6 6-1 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Ruud C.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Auger Aliassime F.

Auger Aliassime F.serving87% hold

wins 67% 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 clay

Ruud C.Auger Aliassime F.
54
Serve
69
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%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
72%
77%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
51%
Service points won·Even
66%
68%
Return points won·Even
37%
36%
Break points saved·Even
66%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.7
9.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.3
3.6

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
91
84
Break points saved·Even
99
100
Break points won·Dominant
75
50
Deciding sets·Even
99
99
Tiebreaks·Even
97
99

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Dominant
97
53

Ruud C.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Auger Aliassime F.: 4 days rest · 2 matches, 112 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
13°COvercast
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 63%