LIVE RANKINGS. Purcell improves his position before fighting against Ruud at the Australian Open

See the the live rankings of Max Purcell before fighting against Casper Ruud in the 2nd round of the Australian Open

Wednesday Live Ranking Max Purcell

Max Purcell is about to play against Casper Ruud on Thursday the 18th of January at the Australian Open. Here is an update about his live rankings.

Max Purcell is at the moment ranked no.45 with 1021 points with the status of Australian no.3 following Alexei Popyrin (world no.43) and Alex De Minaur who is world no.10.

On the opposite side, Casper Ruud is currently ranked no.11 occupying the position of Norwegian no.1 with 2910 points before Viktor Durasovic who has 105 points and is ranked no.428.

Live Rankings

Purcell is 3 places up in the live rankings to be the new world no.42. His career-best rank was no.40.

Depending on the other results, Max Purcell may gain 1 place to be the new world no.41 if he wins the next match.

In his live rankings, out of 1036 points, Max has gained 871 points (84%) on Hard Court, 90 points (9%) on Indoor, 65 points (6%) on Clay and 10 points (1%) on Grass.

See Points Breakdown

Year-to-date live rankings

In terms of live year-to-date rankings, Purcell is still ranked no.45 placed as the Australian no.3.

CAREFULL! Live rankings are ever-changing. Click the following buttons for the latest updates.

H2H Max Purcell vs. Casper Ruud

Purcell and Ruud played each other twice. The head to head is 1-1.

The last time that they played each other it was Cincinnati (Western & Southern Open) when Purcell won 6-4 3-6 6-4. The prediction is Ruud to win in 4 sets.

Purcell at the Australian Open, ranking, and results in 2024

Max Purcell

21 - 24win/loss

Hard
10-16
I Hard
1-1
Clay
2-3
Grass
8-4
26 year old
LWLWLLLWWL
2024 Highlights

Now the world no.45, the Australian achieved a 2-2 record in 2024. The Australian is currently competing at the Australian Open where he conquered Mate Valkusz 3-6 7-62 6-4 7-5.

Max Purcell will take on the world no.11 Casper Ruud in the 2nd round on Thursday at 12:00 pm on Margaret Court Arena. Their current head to head is 1-1.

Purcell
Australian Open
Purcell's Record
Purcell
Projected
Draw

Ruud at the Australian Open, ranking, and results in 2024

Casper Ruud

48 - 19win/loss

Hard
21-9
I Hard
2-2
Clay
24-7
Grass
1-1
25 year old
LLLWLLWWWL
2024 Highlights

At the moment ranked no.11, the Norwegian has managed to achieve a compiled 4-0 win-loss record in 2024. Ruud is playing at the Australian Open where he beat Albert Ramos-Vinolas 6-1 6-3 6-1.

Casper Ruud will square off with the world no.45 Max Purcell in the 2nd round on Thursday at 12:00 pm on Margaret Court Arena. Their current record is 1-1.

Casper won 10 titles in his career: 1 on hard courts and 9 on clay courts. (See the list of his titles)

Ruud
Australian Open
Ruud's Record
Ruud
Projected
Draw