Casper Ruud vs Ben Shelton — Barcelona Round of 32

Barcelona · ATP · Round of 32
Casper Ruud
NOR3
Casper Ruud
#13ATP
1983ELO
1973Clay ELO
$2.0MYTD
$29MCAREER
27 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 April 2023
clay
Ben Shelton
USA
Ben Shelton
#6ATP
1960ELO
1845Clay ELO
$2.2MYTD
$14MCAREER
23 yrs · 193 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWWLW
Ruud C.
6-2 7-6
Shelton B.
Ruud C.
6772
Shelton B.
2610

Casper Ruud defeated Ben Shelton 6-2 7-6 in the Barcelona round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Ben Shelton came in ranked #6, leading the head-to-head 2–1. Casper Ruud narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

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

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-01-19Australian OpenR16hardBen Shelton3-6 6-4 6-3 6-4
2024-02-26AcapulcoQFhardCasper Ruud6-7(7) 6-4 6-4
2022-08-15Cincinnati MastersR32hardBen Shelton6-3 6-3
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Serve vs return

This season
Ruud C.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Shelton B.

Shelton B.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.Shelton B.
54
Serve
100
69
Return
0

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

Statistics

This season
Ruud C.Shelton B.
1st serve in·Even
65%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
54%
Service points won·Even
66%
68%
Return points won·Even
37%
33%
Break points saved·Even
66%
70%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.7
9.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.3
3.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Ruud C.Shelton B.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
91
86
Break points saved·Even
99
100
Break points won·Clear edge
75
58
Deciding sets·Even
99
98
Tiebreaks·Even
97
97

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Ruud C.
7.3
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
Shelton B.
6.3
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.6+128 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.4Clay Elo 1845
4.5Overall Elo 1983
ELO gap
5.5Overall Elo 1960
5.0
H2H
5.0
8.5
Surface form
6.2
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
2.8
Minutes 14d
7.1
4.0
3-set count
7.0
8.0
Prev. match
7.0
Context
7.0
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

Recent load
Ruud C.Shelton B.
Freshness·Even
98
94

Ruud C.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Shelton B.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
16°COvercast
Wind 14 km/hHumidity 64%
Final
Alcaraz C.[1]
Tsitsipas S.[2]
6-36-4
Semi-finals
Alcaraz C.[1]
Evans D.[12]
6-26-2
Tsitsipas S.[2]
Musetti L.[9]
6-45-76-3
Quarter-finals
Alcaraz C.[1]
Davidovich Fokina A.[10]
7-656-4
Evans D.[12]
Cerundolo F.[15]
2-67-56-3
Tsitsipas S.[2]
De Minaur A.[8]
6-46-2
Musetti L.[9]
Sinner J.[4]
W/O
R16
Alcaraz C.[1]
Bautista Agut R.[13]
6-37-5
Cerundolo F.[15]
Ruud C.[3]
7-656-3
Evans D.[12]
Khachanov K.[6]
6-36-4
Musetti L.[9]
Norrie C.[7]
3-66-46-1
Sinner J.[4]
Nishioka Y.[16]
6-14-66-3
De Minaur A.[8]
Dimitrov G.[11]
W/O
Tsitsipas S.[2]
Shapovalov D.[14]
6-36-2
Davidovich Fokina A.[10]
Ruusuvuori E.
6-47-5
R32
Alcaraz C.[1]
Borges N.
6-36-1
Davidovich Fokina A.[10]
Etcheverry T.
6-36-3
Ruusuvuori E.
Tiafoe F.[5]
6-46-736-4
Ruud C.[3]
Shelton B.
6-27-61
Cerundolo F.[15]
Passaro F.
6-26-2
Evans D.[12]
Arnaldi M.
6-46-3
Norrie C.[7]
Kotov P.
6-16-2
Nishioka Y.[16]
Goffin D.
6-17-5
Shapovalov D.[14]
Kovalik J.
6-46-3
Tsitsipas S.[2]
Cachin P.
6-46-2
Dimitrov G.[11]
Gomez E.
6-36-1
Musetti L.[9]
Kubler J.
6-36-1
Khachanov K.[6]
Jarry N.
6-46-4
Sinner J.[4]
Schwartzman D.
6-26-4
De Minaur A.[8]
Shevchenko A.
6-06-1
Bautista Agut R.[13]
Zapata Miralles B.
6-26-2
R64
Ruusuvuori E.
Bublik A.
6-06-3
Shelton B.
Mcdonald M.
7-56-4
Passaro F.
Verdasco F.
6-16-1
Arnaldi M.
Munar J.
6-36-4
Kubler J.
Rincon D.
6-46-3
Schwartzman D.
Wu Y.
6-26-2
Shevchenko A.
Giustino L.
6-26-2
Kovalik J.
Martinez P.
7-52-67-5
Cachin P.
Brouwer G.
6-37-5
Borges N.
Ivashka I.
6-26-3
Zapata Miralles B.
Balazs A.
6-26-2
Goffin D.
Lopez F.
7-636-746-0
Jarry N.
Trungelliti M.
7-56-3
Gomez E.
Ramos A.
6-31-66-4
Kotov P.
Krutykh O.
6-756-46-1
Etcheverry T.
Andujar P.
6-27-5