Casper Ruud vs Roman SafiullinRoland Garros Round of 128

Roland Garros · ATP · Round of 128
#13ATP
1983ELO
1973Clay ELO
$2.0MYTD
$29MCAREER
27 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWWWLW
3 — 2
Sets
Monday, 25 May 2026 ·
clay
Court Simonne-Mathieu · 3rd on
#96ATP
1750ELO
1754Clay ELO
$199kYTD
$4.3MCAREER
28 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWLWW
Ruud C.
6-2 7-6 5-7 0-6 6-2
Safiullin R.
Ruud C.
6775063
Safiullin R.
2657622

Casper Ruud defeated Roman Safiullin 6-2 7-6 5-7 0-6 6-2 in the Roland Garros round of 128 on clay. The result followed the form book — Casper Ruud came in ranked #13, leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 64. Casper Ruud extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Casper Ruud closed it out in five sets, 6–2 7–6 5–7 0–6 6–2.

Head to head

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-07-27Canada MastersR64hardCasper Ruud6-3 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Ruud C.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Safiullin R.

Safiullin R.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Ruud C.

Serve advantage — Safiullin R.

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.Safiullin R.
54
Serve
69
Return

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
68%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
69%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
57%
52%
Service points won·Even
67%
63%
Return points won·Slight edge
35%
42%
Break points saved·Clear edge
72%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.8
4.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.8
2.4

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
68
Break points saved·Even
99
96
Break points won·Dominant
75
44
Deciding sets·Clear edge
99
76
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
97
78

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
6.4
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
7.7+215 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
2.3Clay Elo 1755
7.6Overall Elo 1973
ELO gap
2.4Overall Elo 1766
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0No prior meetings
7.58 of last 10 on clay
Surface form
8.99 of last 10 on clay
0.0
Win streak
7.03-match win streak
Fatigue & Travel
7.01 three-setter in 14 days
3-set count
4.02 three-setters in 14 days
6.1Won 68% in FRA (50)
Country comfort
6.0Won 67% in FRA (27)
Context
6.0Reached the R64 here last year
Defending pts
6.0Reached the R128 here last year
2.0Opponent hot: 9 of last 10
Opponent rise

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·Clear edge
98
78

Ruud C.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Safiullin R.: 8 days rest · 4 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
33°CMainly clear
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 35%
R128
R64
R32
R16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Ruud C.[15]
Safiullin R.
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