Casper Ruud vs Stefanos TsitsipasMadrid Masters Round of 16

Madrid Masters · ATP · Round of 16
#12ATP
1983ELO
1973Clay ELO
$2.0MYTD
$29MCAREER
27 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLWWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Wednesday, 22 April 2026
clay
#87ATP
1833ELO
1841Clay ELO
$992kYTD
$38MCAREER
27 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLWWWW
Ruud C.
6-7 7-6 7-6
Tsitsipas S.
Ruud C.
6477772
Tsitsipas S.
7762631

Casper Ruud defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-7 7-6 7-6 in the Madrid Masters round of 16 on clay. The result followed the form book — Casper Ruud came in ranked #12, leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending the title. Casper Ruud extended the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-04-15BarcelonaFclayCasper Ruud7-5 6-3
2024-04-08Monte Carlo MastersFclayStefanos Tsitsipas6-1 6-4
2024-02-19Los CabosSFhardCasper Ruud6-4 7-6(4)
2021-08-09Canada MastersQFhardStefanos Tsitsipas6-1 6-4
2021-05-03Madrid MastersR16clayCasper Ruud7-6(4) 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Ruud C.serving87% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Tsitsipas S.

Tsitsipas S.serving89% hold

wins 69% 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.Tsitsipas S.
54
Serve
52
69
Return
0

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
68%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
79%
2nd serve points won·Even
56%
52%
Service points won·Even
66%
69%
Return points won·Even
35%
34%
Break points saved·Even
72%
68%
Aces / match·Even
6.8
7.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.8
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (20 vs 21). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
91
91
Break points saved·Even
99
100
Break points won·Even
75
77
Deciding sets·Even
99
99
Tiebreaks·Even
97
98

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
7.1
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
6.0
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.7+132 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.3Clay Elo 1841
6.0Overall Elo 1983
ELO gap
4.0Overall Elo 1833
5.4
H2H
4.6
6.0
Surface form
3.6
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
8.5
3-set count
7.0
8.0
Prev. match
7.0
6.3
Country comfort
6.2
Context
Defending pts
6.0

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·Slight edge
96
91

Ruud C.: 10 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Tsitsipas S.: 8 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
19°CClear
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 48%