Casper Ruud tops Shang in the 3rd round to set up a clash vs Fritz. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW – U.S. OPEN RESULTS

U.S. OPEN - NEW YORK DRAW AND RESULTS. Ruud aces Shang to play Taylor Fritz in the 4th round

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Casper Ruud vs. Juncheng Shang

Casper Ruud topples Juncheng Shang 6-7(1) 3-6 6-0 6-3 6-1 in the 3rd round in New York on Friday. Ruud will try to go further in the tournament when playing against Taylor Fritz in the 4th round. The battle lasted 3 hours and 44 minutes. His best achievement in this tournament was reaching the final in 2022. Here you can see his history at this event.

Ruud
New York
Ruud's Record

The Norwegian added to his prize money $ 110,000 after winning this match. He has already won $ 325,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, Casper will add $ 205,000 to his earnings to get in total $ 530,000 in total.

Highlights Casper Ruud vs. Juncheng Shang U.S. Open – New York

Ruud’s Interview

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Ruud
Shang
Casper Ruud
6-71 3-6 6-0
6-3 6-1
3h:44
Juncheng Shang
162
162
Total points
142
142
66
66
Winners
60
60
41%
41%
Ratio Winners
42%
42%
47
47
Unforced
34
34
58%
58%
Ratio Unforced
42%
42%
21/34
21/34
Net Approaches
11/24
11/24
62%
62%
Perc
46%
46%
-- Serve --
10
10
Aces
4
4
7
7
Double Faults
5
5
65%
65%
1st in
61%
61%
67%
67%
1st won
64%
64%
66/98
66/98
1st won
60/94
60/94
53%
53%
2nd won
42%
42%
28/53
28/53
2nd won
25/59
25/59
202
202
Fastest serve
201
201
178
178
AVG 1st Serve
169
169
151
151
AVG 2nd Serve
133
133
-- Break Points --
9/23
9/23
Total
3/17
3/17
39%
39%
Won
18%
18%
See Full Stats

At the end of the match, Ruud scored 162 points vs. the Chinese’s 142.

Ruud

Ruud struck 10 aces and he committed 7 double faults. The Norwegian won this match even if he was not so effective in converting his break points since he converted only 39% (9/23) of the procured opportunities.

Shang

On the other side, the Chinese was struggling when converting his break points (only 18% – 3/17). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.

After this encounter, the head to head between Ruud and Shang is 1-0 for Casper.

Draw and next match H2H: Casper Ruud vs. Taylor Fritz – stats

Ruud will take on Fritz in the 4th round.

This will be the 3rd time that Casper Ruud and Taylor Fritz play each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Ruud (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.

The last time that they squared off, Ruud won 7-66 3-6 6-4 6-2 in the 4th round in Roland garros back in June 2024.

Casper Ruud Draw info

Casper was great in turning this contest around in the last 3 sets after losing the first 2. In fact, he surrendered only 4 games in the last 3 sets after winning 87 points vs. Fritz’s 59 points.

1st
Ruud
Shang
6-7
6
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
0
2nd
Ruud
Shang
3-6
3
6
3
5
3
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
3rd
Ruud
Shang
6-0
6
0
5
0
4
0
3
0
2
0
1
0
4th
Ruud
Shang
6-3
6
3
5
3
5
2
4
2
4
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
5th
Ruud
Shang
6-1
6
1
5
1
4
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
 

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