Casper Ruud tops Alexander Bublik 7-5 6-1 in the quarter in Madrid on Friday. Ruud will seek to keep on going in this event against Matteo Berrettini in the semifinal. The match lasted 1 hour and 8 minutes. This will be his best result in this competition. In the past, the best he could do in the past was reaching the qualifications in 2019. Here you can see his history at this event.
The Norwegian added to his prize money € 48,320 after winning this match. He has won already € 106,690 so far in this tournament. If he wins the next match, Casper will add € 81,590 to his earnings to get in total € 188,280.
Highlights Casper Ruud vs. Alexander Bublik Mutua Madrid Open – Madrid
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Ruud scored 68 points vs. the Kazakhstani’s 47.
Ruud
The Norwegian served exceptionally well to win 76% of the points (29/38) behind his first serve, and he won 75% points (12/16) on his second serve. Casper won this match even if he was far from perfect in converting his break points after he converted only 33% (3/9) of the procured opportunities.
Bublik
On the other side, Alexander wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/1). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.
After this encounter, the head to head between Ruud and Bublik is 2-0 for Casper.
Draw and next match H2H: Casper Ruud vs. Matteo Berrettini – stats
Ruud will play Berrettini in the semifinal.
This will be the 4th time that Casper Ruud and Matteo Berrettini face off. The head to head is 2-1 for Ruud (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on clay.
Live score progression and stats
There was not much difference between the 2 players in this set with the exception of 1 break that Casper conquered in the 12th
game (7-5).Casper was unable to convert any of the 6 conquered break points. He had 6 break points opportunities in the 4th (2-1 15-40 and 30-40) and the 12th game (6-5 40-A, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, the Kazakhstani wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 7th game (3-3 30-40).
They contested 76 points. Casper was the one to win the set after conquering 8 points more than Alexander (42-34
). Casper surrendered 6 points on serve (25-6). Regarding the other side of the net, Bublik conceded 17 points on serve (28-17).Ruud won the set after he broke Alexander in the 4th (3-1) and in the 6th (5-1) game.
The Kazakhstani was completely wiped out in the last 5 games of the set when the score went from 1-1 to 6-1.
The Norwegian converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 3rd (2-1 0-40 and 15-40) and the 6th game (4-1 15-40). On the other side, the Norwegian didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 38 points. The Norwegian was the winner of the set after clinching 14 points more than the Kazakhstani (26-12). The Norwegian dropped 6 points on serve (16-6). Regarding the other side of the net, Alexander conceded 10 points on serve (6-10).
Tennis Scores in Madrid
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- Dominic ThiemThiem – John IsnerIsner (3-6 6-3 6-4) – Stats and score progression
- Casper RuudRuud – Alexander BublikBublik (7-5 6-1) – Stats and score progression
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Rafael NadalNadal (6-4 6-4) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Dominic ThiemThiem (2-8) – H2H details and stats
- Casper RuudRuud – Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini (2-1) – H2H details and stats