Matteo Berrettini vs Casper RuudMadrid Masters Semi-final

Madrid Masters · ATP · Semi-final
#51ATP
1831ELO
1790Clay ELO
$902kYTD
$15MCAREER
30 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 3 May 2021
clay
#12ATP
1983ELO
1973Clay ELO
$2.0MYTD
$29MCAREER
27 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWWWL
Berrettini M.
6-4 6-4
Ruud C.
Berrettini M.
662
Ruud C.
440

Matteo Berrettini defeated Casper Ruud 6-4 6-4 in the Madrid Masters semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Casper Ruud came in ranked #12, leading the head-to-head 6–2. Matteo Berrettini narrowed the head-to-head to 6–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Matteo Berrettini edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-09-24TokyoR16hardCasper Ruud7-6(4) 6-2
2025-05-07Rome MastersR32clayCasper Ruud7-5 2-0 RET
2023-01-02United CupRRhardMatteo Berrettini6-4 6-4
2022-08-29US OpenQFhardCasper Ruud6-1 6-4 7-6(4)
2022-07-18GstaadFclayCasper Ruud4-6 7-6(4) 6-2
2020-09-14Rome MastersQFclayCasper Ruud4-6 6-3 7-6(5)
2020-08-31US OpenR32hardMatteo Berrettini6-4 6-4 6-2
2019-05-27Roland GarrosR64clayCasper Ruud6-4 7-5 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Berrettini M.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Ruud C.

Ruud C.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Berrettini M.

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

Berrettini M.Ruud C.
51
Serve
54
34
Return
69

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
66%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
78%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
54%
Service points won·Even
69%
66%
Return points won·Even
34%
37%
Break points saved·Even
69%
66%
Aces / match·Dominant
10.6
5.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.8
2.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
81
91
Break points saved·Even
100
99
Break points won·Clear edge
53
75
Deciding sets·Slight edge
91
99
Tiebreaks·Even
98
97

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Clear edge
73
97

Berrettini M.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 49 games (7d) · Ruud C.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
13°COvercast
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 63%
Semi-finals
Berrettini M.[8]
Ruud C.
6-46-4
Zverev A.[5]
Thiem D.[3]
6-36-4