Francisco Cerundolo vs Casper RuudBarcelona Round of 16

Barcelona · ATP · Round of 16
#22ATP
1931ELO
1868Clay ELO
$1.9MYTD
$11MCAREER
27 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Thursday, 20 April 2023 ·
clay
#13ATP
1983ELO
1973Clay ELO
$2.0MYTD
$29MCAREER
27 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWWWLW
Cerundolo F.
7-6 6-3
Ruud C.
Cerundolo F.
7762
Ruud C.
6530

Francisco Cerundolo defeated Casper Ruud 7-6 6-3 in the Barcelona round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Casper Ruud came in ranked #13, defending last year's quarter-final. Francisco Cerundolo extended the head-to-head to 7–4.

Key context

Head to head

64
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-04-23Madrid MastersSFclayCasper Ruud6-4 7-5
2025-03-19Miami MastersR16hardFrancisco Cerundolo6-4 6-2
2024-09-20Laver CupRRhardFrancisco Cerundolo6-4 6-4
2024-07-29Paris OlympicsR16clayCasper Ruud6-3 6-4
2023-10-30Paris MastersR32hardFrancisco Cerundolo7-5 6-4
2023-05-08Rome MastersQFclayCasper Ruud7-6 6-4
2023-04-17BarcelonaR16clayFrancisco Cerundolo7-6 6-3
2022-07-13BastadR16clayFrancisco Cerundolo6-4 3-6 7-5
2022-07-11BastadR16clayFrancisco Cerundolo6-4 3-6 7-5
2022-03-21Miami MastersSFhardCasper Ruud6-4 6-1

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
63%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
54%
Service points won·Even
62%
66%
Return points won·Even
40%
37%
Break points saved·Even
62%
66%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.4
5.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.0
2.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
86
86
Break points saved·Even
94
98
Break points won·Dominant
91
66
Deciding sets·Clear edge
87
99
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
84
95

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
89

Ruud C.: 9 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw