Casper Ruud vs Luciano DarderiRome Masters Semi-final

Rome Masters · ATP · Semi-final
#12ATP
1983ELO
1973Clay ELO
$2.0MYTD
$29MCAREER
27 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Friday, 15 May 2026 ·
clay
#16ATP
1835ELO
1836Clay ELO
$1.3MYTD
$4.7MCAREER
24 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Ruud C.
6-1 6-1
Darderi L.
Ruud C.
662
Darderi L.
110

Casper Ruud defeated Luciano Darderi 6-1 6-1 in the Rome Masters semi-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Casper Ruud came in ranked #12, defending last year's quarter-final.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Ruud C.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Darderi L.

Darderi L.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Ruud C.

Even serve battle

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.Darderi L.
54
Serve
52
69
Return
73

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%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
74%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
57%
50%
Service points won·Even
67%
63%
Return points won·Even
35%
38%
Break points saved·Clear edge
72%
56%
Aces / match·Even
6.8
6.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.8
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (21 vs 24). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
91
78
Break points saved·Slight edge
99
94
Break points won·Dominant
75
50
Deciding sets·Slight edge
99
93
Tiebreaks·Even
97
94

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
7.7
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
6.3
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
6.9+137 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.1Clay Elo 1836
7.0Overall Elo 1983
ELO gap
3.0Overall Elo 1835
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
8.6
Surface form
7.0
9.06-match win streak
Win streak
7.04-match win streak
Fatigue & Travel
7.0
3-set count
0.0
6.7
Country comfort
8.2
Context
7.0
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·Even
98
98

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
19°CDrizzle
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 68%
R128
R64
R32
R16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Ruud C.
Darderi L.
6-16-1