Alexei Popyrin vs Casper Ruud — Geneva Quarter-final
Casper Ruud defeated Alexei Popyrin 6-4 6-3 in the Geneva quarter-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Casper Ruud came in ranked #24. Casper Ruud moved ahead in the head-to-head, 2–1.
Key context
- Match story: Casper Ruud closed it out in two sets, 6–4 6–3.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedRuud C. took it in straight sets.
Common opponents
5 shared · last 12 monthsPopyrin A. and Ruud C. faced 5 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Popyrin A. went 2–4 (33%) against them, Ruud C. 2–4 (33%). Results against comparable opponents are close (2 : 1 better-results split).
2–433%Popyrin A. · better vs 2Record vs common opponents2–433%Ruud C. · better vs 1
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
6–10Sets7–10
66–90Games77–88
3–1Tiebreaks0–1
1–1Deciding sets0–0
vs Sinner J.#1L2-6 0-6Rome Masters · clayL4-6 4-6Rome Masters · clay
vs Mensik J.#15W6-3 2-6 6-4Rome Masters · clayL5-7 6-7United Cup · hard
vs Bergs Z.#39L7-6 2-6 6-7s Hertogenbosch · grassL6-3 5-7 1-4Shanghai Masters · hard
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vs Borges N.#51W6-4 7-6 7-6Roland Garros · clayL6-2 4-6 1-6 0-6Roland Garros · clay
vs Cilic M.#80L4-6 4-6Miami Masters · hardW6-4 6-4 3-6 7-5Australian Open · hard
Head-to-head
3 meetings · Ruud C. leads 2–112
- Ruud C.May 2026GenevaThis matchClay4-6 3-6
- Ruud C.April 2026Monte Carlo MastersClay6-3 6-4
- Popyrin A.April 2025Monte Carlo MastersClay6-4 3-6 7-5
Draw
Closing odds
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Player context
Before the matchPopyrin A.Ruud C.1 900ELO2 0741 750Clay ELO2 0265–5Last 103–726Age27196 cmHeight183 cmRightPlaysRightCareer $9.8M2026 $752KEarningsCareer $29.4M2026 $2.2M
Cite this
Casper Ruud beat Alexei Popyrin 4-6 3-6. Umpiry, "Alexei Popyrin vs Casper Ruud — Geneva Quarter-final", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-05-21/popyrin-vs-ruud-geneva-qf?utm_source=cite (as of 21 May 2026).