Casper Ruud vs Reilly Opelka — Laver Cup Round Robin

Laver Cup · ATP · Round Robin
Casper Ruud
NOR
Casper Ruud
#13ATP
1983ELO
1889Hard ELO
$2.0MYTD
$29MCAREER
27 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Friday, 24 September 2021
hard
Reilly Opelka
USA
Reilly Opelka
#131ATP
1749ELO
1734Hard ELO
$325kYTD
$6.0MCAREER
28 yrs · 211 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLWLW
Ruud C.
6-3 7-6
Opelka R.
Ruud C.
6772
Opelka R.
3640

Casper Ruud defeated Reilly Opelka 6-3 7-6 in the Laver Cup round robin on hard. The result followed the form book — Casper Ruud came in ranked #13, leading the head-to-head 4–1. Casper Ruud extended the head-to-head to 5–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Casper Ruud closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–6.

Head to head

4–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-09-19Laver CupRRhardCasper Ruud6-4 7-6(4)
2022-05-16GenevaSFclayCasper Ruud7-6(2) 7-5
2021-08-16Cincinnati MastersR32hardCasper Ruud6-7(5) 6-0 7-6(4)
2019-04-08HoustonR16clayCasper Ruud4-6 6-4 6-4
2017-01-16Australian OpenQ3hardReilly Opelka7-6(2) 6-3
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Serve vs return

This season
Ruud C.serving96% hold

wins 76% of points on serve vs Opelka R.

Opelka R.serving92% hold

wins 72% 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 hard

Ruud C.Opelka R.
59
Serve
86
31
Return
0

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Ruud C.Opelka R.
1st serve in·Even
65%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
72%
79%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
54%
Service points won·Even
66%
70%
Return points won·Slight edge
37%
29%
Break points saved·Slight edge
66%
71%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.7
16.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.3
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 171). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Ruud C.Opelka R.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
91
63
Break points saved·Even
99
100
Break points won·Dominant
75
1
Deciding sets·Slight edge
99
88
Tiebreaks·Even
97
93

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Ruud C.
7.7
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
Opelka R.
4.6
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 39 days (−0.7)
Form & Matchup
6.5+155 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.5Hard Elo 1734
7.1Overall Elo 1983
ELO gap
2.9Overall Elo 1749
10.0
H2H
0.0
7.3
Surface form
7.1
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
8.6
Minutes 14d
9.0
Prev. match
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

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Ruud C.Opelka R.
Freshness·
98
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Ruud C.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About