Francisco Cerundolo shocks Casper Ruud 6-4 3-6 7-5 in the 2nd round in Bastad on Wednesday. Cerundolo will try to go further in the tournament when playing against Aslan Karatsev in the quarter. The battle lasted 2 hours and 33 minutes. This will be his best result in this event. In the past, the best he could do in the past was reaching the 1st round in 2021. Here you can see his history at this event.

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Cerundolo's Record

The Argentine added to his prize money € 6,780 after winning this match. He has won already € 16,160 after this win. If he wins the next match, Francisco will add € 11,725 to his earnings to get in total € 27,885 in total.

Highlights Francisco Cerundolo vs. Casper Ruud Nordea Open – Bastad

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Cerundolo
Ruud
6-4 3-6 7-5
2h:33
99
99
Total points
98
98
37
37
Winners
45
45
37%
37%
Ratio Winners
46%
46%
-- Serve --
0
0
Aces
9
9
2
2
Double Faults
3
3
55%
55%
1st in
67%
67%
65%
65%
1st won
73%
73%
37/57
37/57
1st won
45/62
45/62
66%
66%
2nd won
55%
55%
31/47
31/47
2nd won
17/31
17/31
-- Break Points --
3/9
3/9
Total
2/11
2/11
33%
33%
Won
18%
18%
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At the end of the match, Cerundolo scored 99 points vs. the Norwegian’s 98.

Cerundolo

Francisco won this match even if he was battling in converting his break points as he converted only 33% (3/9) of the procured opportunities.

Ruud

On the other side, Casper was not so effective in converting his break points (only 18% – 2/11). That was one of the key issues for his loss.

After this encounter, the head to head between Cerundolo and Ruud is 1-1.

Draw and next match H2H: Francisco Cerundolo vs. Aslan Karatsev – stats

Cerundolo will square off with Karatsev in the quarter.

There is no head to head record

between Francisco Cerundolo and Aslan Karatsev since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Live score progression and stats

Both players managed to hold their service games for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Francisco conquered in the 7th game (4-3) before eventually conquering the set (6-4).

The Argentine converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 7th game (3-3 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Francisco didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 50 points. The Argentine won 4 points more than the Norwegian (27-23). The Argentine surrendered 5 points on serve (20-5). Regarding the other side of the net, Ruud conceded 7 points on serve (18-7).

Similarly to the 1st set, the set was pretty even as both sides managed to hold the serve. The only difference was 1 break that the Norwegian grabbed in the 6th

game (4-2) prior to eventually winning the set (6-3).

Francisco capitulated the 6th game (4-2) when he was 40-0 up.

Ruud was flawless in converting all his break points in the 4th (2-1 30-40 and 40-A), the 6th (3-2 40-A and 40-A) and the 8th game (5-2 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, Casper didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 60 points. Casper was the one to win the set after conquering 6 points more than Cerundolo (33-27). The Norwegian conceded 8 points on serve (20-8). on the other side of the net, Cerundolo conceded 13 points on serve (19-13).

Francisco won the set after he broke Casper in the 6th (4-2) and in the 12th (7-5) game. The Norwegian tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 7th (4-3) game. Nevertheless, the Argentine didn’t lose the lead to conquer the set 7-5.

Francisco converted 14% of his break points (1/7). He had 7 break points opportunities in the 6th (3-2 30-40, 40-A, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A) and the 12th game (6-5 15-40 and 30-40). Also, on the other side, the Norwegian converted 20% of his break points (1/5). He had his opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 40-A, 40-A and 40-A) and the 7th game (2-4 15-40 and 30-40).

They played 87 points. The set was a huge battle since finally the Argentine won just 3 more points than the Norwegian (45-42). The Argentine dropped 18 points on serve (29-18). In addition, on the other side, the Norwegian conceded 16 points on serve (24-16).

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