Casper Ruud gets the better of Matteo Berrettini 6-1 6-4 7-6(4) in the quarter in New York on Tuesday. Ruud will clash against Karen Khachanov in the semifinal. The match lasted 2 hours and 36 minutes. This will be his best achievement in this competition. In the past, the best he could do in the past was reaching the 3rd round in 2020. Here you can see his history at this event.
The Norwegian added to his prize money $ 260,000 after winning this match. He has won already $ 705,000 until now in this competition. If he wins the next match, Ruud will add $ 595,000 to his earnings to get in total $ 1,300,000.
Highlights Casper Ruud vs. Matteo Berrettini U.S. Open – New York
Ruud’s Interview
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Ruud scored 106 points vs. the Italian’s 89.
Ruud
Ruud served exceptionally well to win 75% of the points (47/63) behind his first serve, and he won 50% points (17/34) on his second serve. Ruud won this match even if he was far from perfect in converting his break points as he converted only 36% (5/14) of the procured opportunities.
Berrettini
On the other side, Matteo was battling in converting his break points (only 22% – 2/9). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.
After this match, the head to head between Ruud and Berrettini is 4-2 for Casper.
Draw and next match H2H: Casper Ruud vs. Karen Khachanov – stats
Ruud will compete against Khachanov in the semifinal.
This will be the 2nd time that Casper Ruud and Karen Khachanov square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Ruud (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.
Live score progression and stats
Ruud had a head start at the beginning of the set to break Matteo Berrettini in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 5-0. Casper managed to strengthen his lead after breaking Matteo in the 4th (4-0) game before conquering the set (6-1).
A crucial moment of this set was when the Norwegian won 5 consecutive games in the 1st set to change the scoreline from 0-0 to 5-0.
Ruud was spot on in converting all his break points in the 2nd (1-0 15-40) and the 4th game (3-0 30-40). On the other side, the Norwegian didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 39 points. Ruud was the one to win the set after conquering 13 more points than Berrettini (26-13). Ruud surrendered 6 points on serve (16-6). on the other side of the court, the Italian conceded 10 points on serve (7-10).
The Norwegian won the set after he broke Matteo in the 3rd
(2-1) and in the 5th (4-1) game. The Italian tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 8th (5-3) game. Nevertheless, the Norwegian refused to give way to conquer the set 6-4.One of the most important stints of the set was when Ruud won 5 consecutive games in the 2nd set so as to convert the scoreline from 0-1 to 5-1.
Ruud converted 40% of his break points (2/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 30-40), the 5th (3-1 30-40) and the 7th game (5-1 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A). Moreover, on the other side, the Italian converted 25% of his break points (1/4). He had his opportunities in the 8th
game (2-5 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A).They contested 60 points. The Norwegian conquered the set after winning 4 points more than the Italian (32-28). Ruud surrendered 10 points on serve (20-10). on the other side of the court, Matteo conceded 12 points on serve (18-12).
Ruud conquered a commanding position in the outset to break Matteo Berrettini in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. Nonetheless, Ruud succeeded in coming back to break Berrettini in the 9th (4-5) game before winning the set at the tiebreak at 4.
Tiebreak
Ruud won 4 minibreaks in the 1st (1-0), 5th (4-1), 8th (6-2) and 11th (7-4) point. On the other side, Berrettini won 2 minibreaks in the 6th (2-4) and 10th (4-6) point.
The Norwegian won the tiebreak 7-4 after he conquered a decisive 3-1 lead.
This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 3-1, 4-1, 4-2, 5-2, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4, 7-4
The Norwegian converted 14% of his break points (1/7). He had 7 break points opportunities in the 3rd (1-3 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A) and the 9th game (3-5 30-40, 40-A and 40-A). Furthermore, on the other side, Berrettini converted 20% of his break points (1/5). He had his opportunities in the 2nd (3-1 0-40 and 15-40), the 4th (3-1 30-40) and the 8th game (5-2 15-40 and 30-40).
They played 96 points. It’s worth to point out that, The Norwegian won this set even if he scored less points 2 than the Italian (47-49). Casper conceded 18 points on serve (27-18). on the other side of the court, Matteo conceded 20 points on serve (31-20).
Tennis Scores at the U.S. Open
- Casper RuudRuud – Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini (6-1 6-4 7-64) – Stats and score progression
- Karen KhachanovKhachanov – Nick KyrgiosKyrgios (7-5 4-6 7-5 6-73 6-4) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
- Karen KhachanovKhachanov – Casper RuudRuud (0-1) – H2H details and stats
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- Jannik SinnerSinner – Carlos Alcaraz GarfiaAlcaraz Garfia (2-1) – H2H details and stats