Casper Ruud outlasts Matteo Berrettini 4-6 6-3 7-65 in the quarter in Rome on Saturday after conquering a huge battle. Ruud will play against Novak Djokovic in the semifinal.
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Berrettini had a strong start of this set after breaking Ruud in the 1st game (1-0). That break was sufficient for Berrettini to win the set (6-4) since there were no other breaks anymore.
Berrettini converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 0-40 and 15-40) and the 9th game (5-3 30-40). On the other side, Casper was unable to convert any of his 3 break points. He had 3 break points opportunities in the 2nd (0-1 30-40), the 6th (2-3 30-40) and the 10th game (4-5 30-40).
They played 68 points. The Italian won 4 points more than Casper (36-32). Matteo dropped 11 points on serve (23-11). On the other side, Casper conceded 13 points on serve (21-13).
Ruud overpowered the opposition at the beginning of the set after breaking Berrettini in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. That was decisive for Casper to win the set (6-3) since there were no other breaks.
The Norwegian converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 30-40) and the 8th game (5-2 30-40). On the other side, Casper didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 54 points. The Norwegian was the winner of the set after clinching 8 points more than Berrettini (31-23). Ruud lost 7 points on serve (21-7). On the other side, Berrettini conceded 10 points on serve (16-10).
Ruud had a running start at the beginning of the set after breaking Berrettini in the 1st game (1-0). Notwithstanding, there was more to do for Casper to win the set as the Italian managed to break back in the 6th (3-3) game. Casper maintained his focus before winning the set at the tiebreak at 5.
Tiebreak
Ruud won 3 minibreaks in the 4th (2-2), 9th (4-5) and 12th (7-5) point. On the other side, the Italian won 2 minibreaks in the 2nd (2-0) and 6th (4-2) point.
This was the tiebreak sequence: 0-1, 0-2, 1-2, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, 3-4, 3-5, 4-5, 5-5, 6-5, 7-5
The Norwegian converted 25% of his break points (1/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 1st game (0-0 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A). Ruud saved 2 set points when he was 3-5 and 4-5 down. In addition on the other side, Matteo converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had his opportunities in the 2nd (0-1 30-40) and the 6th game (2-3 15-40 and 30-40).
They played 87 points. This was a hard-fought set and finally Casper won just 1 point more than Matteo (44-43). Casper lost 14 points on serve (28-14). on the other side of the court, the Italian conceded 16 points on serve (29-16).
Ruud will add to his prize money € 25,000 after conquering this match. He has won already € 100,000 up to now in this event. If he wins the next match, the Norwegian will add € 50,000 to his earnings to get in total € 150,000.
Stats: aces, double faults and breaks
After this match, the head to head between Ruud and Berrettini is 2-1 for Casper.
Highlights Casper Ruud vs. Matteo Berrettini Internazionali BNL d’Italia – Rome
Draw and next match H2H: Casper Ruud vs. Novak Djokovic – stats
Ruud will play Djokovic in the semifinal.
There is no head to head record between Casper Ruud and Novak Djokovic since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Tennis Scores in Rome
- Casper RuudRuud – Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini (4-6 6-3 7-65) – Stats and score progression
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