Stubborn Ruud survives Fritz in the round robin of the Nitto ATP Finals. HIGHLIGHTS – TURIN RESULTS

NITTO ATP FINALS - TURIN DRAW AND RESULTS. Ruud survives Fritz to face Rafael Nadal in the round robin

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Casper Ruud vs. Taylor Harry Fritz

Casper Ruud outlasts Taylor Fritz 6-3 4-6 7-6(6) in the Round Robin at the Nitto ATP Finals on Tuesday after conquering a huge battle. Ruud will face Rafael Nadal in the Round Robin. The match lasted 1 hour and 51 minutes. His best achievement in this competition was reaching the semifinal in 2021. Here you can see his history at this event.

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Ruud's Record

Highlights Casper Ruud vs. Taylor Fritz Nitto ATP Finals – Turin

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Ruud
Fritz
Casper Ruud
6-3 4-6 7-66
2h:11
Taylor Fritz
95
95
Total points
87
87
57
57
Winners
48
48
60%
60%
Ratio Winners
55%
55%
-- Serve --
14
14
Aces
15
15
3
3
Double Faults
0
0
70%
70%
1st in
62%
62%
88%
88%
1st won
87%
87%
57/65
57/65
1st won
48/55
48/55
50%
50%
2nd won
50%
50%
14/28
14/28
2nd won
17/34
17/34
-- Break Points --
1/5
1/5
Total
1/4
1/4
20%
20%
Won
25%
25%
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After this contest, the head to head between Ruud and Fritz is 1-0 for Casper.

Draw and next match H2H: Casper Ruud vs. Rafael Nadal – stats

Ruud will square off with Nadal in the Round Robin.

This will be the 2nd time that Casper Ruud and Rafael Nadal fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Nadal (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on I.hard.

The last time that they played, Nadal won 6-3 6-3 6-0 in the final in Paris back in June 2022.

Live score progression and stats

Ruud was quite dominant at the beginning of the set to break Taylor Fritz in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. That break was enough for Ruud to win the set (6-3) as there were no other breaks.

They contested 47 points. Casper was the winner of the set after clinching 9 more points than Taylor (28-19). Ruud lost 6 points on serve (20-6). On the other side, the American conceded 8 points on serve (13-8).

There was not much difference between the 2 players in this set with the exception of 1 break that Fritz conquered in the 10th game (6-4).

The American was flawless in converting all his break points in the 2nd (1-0 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 10th game (5-4 40-A). On the other side, the American didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 57 points. Taylor was the winner of the set after clinching 5 more points than Casper (31-26). Taylor was extremely solid on serve to drop just 4 points (20-4). on the other side of the court, the Norwegian conceded 11 points on serve (22-11).

Both players were too good on serve during this set and the fight went to the breaker. Eventually, the Norwegian won a thrilling breaker 8-6 after a huge fight with 14 points played.

Tiebreak

Ruud won 4 minibreaks in the 1st (1-0), 5th (4-1), 13th (7-6) and 14th (8-6) point. On the other side, the American won 2 minibreaks in the 7th (2-5) and 11th (5-6) point.

This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 3-1, 4-1, 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 5-4, 6-4, 6-5, 6-6, 7-6, 8-6

The Norwegian was unable to convert any of the 2 conquered break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 5th game (2-2 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, Casper didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 78 points. The Norwegian was the winner of the set after clinching 6 more points than Fritz (42-36). Ruud conceded 5 points on serve (28-5). on the other side of the net, Taylor conceded 14 points on serve (31-14).

 

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