Novak Djokovic aces Casper Ruud 7-5 6-3 in the semifinal in Rome on Sunday. Djokovic will try to keep the momentum against Diego Sebastian Schwartzman in the final.
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Djokovic conquered the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after conceding his serve in the 3rd (1-2) game, Djokovic broke back in the 10th (5-5) and in the 12th () game to conquer the set 7-5.
Ruud was completely knocked out in the last 4 games of the set when the game count went from 3-5 to 7-5.
Novak converted 25% of his break points (1/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 6th (2-3 40-A and 40-A), the 10th (4-5 40-A) and the 12th game (6-5 30-40). Also, on the other side, Casper converted 25% of his break points (1/4). He had his opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 30-40) and the 11th game (5-5 40-A, 40-A and 40-A).
They played 89 points. Djokovic was the winner of the set after clinching 5 points more than Ruud (47-42). The Serbian dropped 16 points on serve (29-16). On the losing side, the Norwegian conceded 18 points on serve (26-18).
The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that the Serbian snatched in the 6th game (4-2) prior to eventually winning the set (6-3).
Novak converted 20% of his break points (1/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 40-A and 40-A), the 6th (3-2 0-40) and the 8th game (5-2 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, the Norwegian was unable to convert any of his 4 break points. He had 4 break points opportunities in the 3rd game (1-1 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A).
They played 74 points. Novak won 10 points more than Ruud (42-32). Novak conceded 10 points on serve (24-10). On the other side, Ruud conceded 18 points on serve (22-18).
Stats: aces, double faults and breaks
At the end of the match, the Serbian scored 89 points vs. the Norwegian’s 74.
Djokovic fired 12 aces and he committed 1 double fault. Djokovic won this match even if he was not so effective in converting his break points after he converted only 33% (3/9) of the procured opportunities. On the other side, Ruud was not so effective in converting his break points (only 13% – 1/8). That was one of the key issues for his demise.
After this encounter, the head to head between Djokovic and Ruud is 1-0 for Novak.
Highlights Novak Djokovic vs. Casper Ruud Internazionali BNL d’Italia – Rome
Draw and next match H2H: Novak Djokovic vs. Diego Sebastian Schwartzman – stats
Djokovic will fight against Sebastian Schwartzman in the final.
This will be the 5th time that Novak Djokovic and Diego Sebastian Schwartzman fight against each other. The head to head is 4-0 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on clay.
The last time that they played, Djokovic won 6-3 6-4 6-4 in the 4th round in Australian Open back in January 2020.
Tennis Scores in Rome
- Diego Sebastian SchwartzmanSebastian Schwartzman – Denis ShapovalovShapovalov (6-4 5-7 7-64) – Stats and score progression
- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Casper RuudRuud (7-5 6-3) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Diego Sebastian SchwartzmanSebastian Schwartzman (4-0) – H2H details and stats
