Casper Ruud vs Reilly OpelkaLaver Cup Round Robin

Laver Cup · ATP · Round Robin
#13ATP
1983ELO
1889Hard ELO
$2.0MYTD
$29MCAREER
27 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Friday, 19 September 2025
hard
#131ATP
1749ELO
1734Hard ELO
$325kYTD
$6.0MCAREER
28 yrs · 211 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLWLW
Ruud C.
6-4 7-6
Opelka R.
Ruud C.
6772
Opelka R.
4640

Casper Ruud defeated Reilly Opelka 6-4 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, defending last year's round-robin. Casper Ruud extended the head-to-head to 5–1.

Key context

Head to head

41
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-05-16GenevaSFclayCasper Ruud7-6(2) 7-5
2021-09-24Laver CupRRhardCasper Ruud6-3 7-6(4)
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

Serve vs return

This season
Ruud C.serving96% hold

wins 76% of points on serve vs Opelka R.

Opelka R.serving91% hold

wins 71% 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
1st serve in·Even
66%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
72%
79%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
52%
Service points won·Even
66%
69%
Return points won·Slight edge
37%
29%
Break points saved·Slight edge
67%
74%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.1
17.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.0
4.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (70 vs 67). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
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
5.4
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 43 days (−0.7)
4.8
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 43 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
5.0
H2H
5.0
4.8
Surface form
6.1
0.0
Win streak
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

Recent load
Freshness·
98

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