Determined Casper Ruud outlasts Purcell in the 2nd round to collide vs Norrie at the Australian Open. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW – AUSTRALIAN OPEN RESULTS

AUSTRALIAN OPEN - MELBOURNE DRAW AND RESULTS. Ruud survives Purcell to come up against Cameron Norrie in the 3rd round

By
Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Casper Ruud vs. Max Purcell

Casper Ruud survives Max Purcell 6-3 6-7(5) 6-3 3-6 7-6(7) in the 2nd round in Melbourne on Thursday after conquering a huge battle. Ruud will seek to keep on going in this event against Cameron Norrie in the 3rd round. The battle lasted 3 hours and 50 minutes. His most significant achievement in this event was reaching the 4th round in 2021. Here you can see his history at this event.

Ruud
Melbourne
Ruud's Record

Casper added to his prize money $ 75,000 after conquering this match. He has already won $ 255,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, the Norwegian will add $ 120,000 to his earnings to get in total $ 375,000 in total.

Highlights Casper Ruud vs. Max Purcell Australian Open – Melbourne

Ruud’s Interview

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Ruud
Purcell
Casper Ruud
6-3 6-75 6-3
3-6 7-67
3h:50
Max Purcell
173
173
Total points
162
162
99
99
Winners
84
84
57%
57%
Ratio Winners
52%
52%
19
19
Unforced
65
65
23%
23%
Ratio Unforced
77%
77%
18/28
18/28
Net Approaches
72/101
72/101
64%
64%
Perc
71%
71%
-- Serve --
22
22
Aces
27
27
5
5
Double Faults
6
6
72%
72%
1st in
67%
67%
79%
79%
1st won
79%
79%
99/126
99/126
1st won
84/107
84/107
57%
57%
2nd won
57%
57%
28/49
28/49
2nd won
30/53
30/53
210
210
Fastest serve
210
210
191
191
AVG 1st Serve
190
190
162
162
AVG 2nd Serve
165
165
-- Break Points --
2/10
2/10
Total
1/13
1/13
20%
20%
Won
8%
8%
See Full Stats

At the end of the match, Ruud scored 173 points vs. Purcell’s 162.

Ruud

Ruud served very well to win 79% of the points (99/126) behind his first serve, and he won 57% points (28/49) on his second serve. Ruud blasted 22 aces and he committed 5 double faults. Ruud won this match even if he was far from perfect in converting his break points as he converted only 20% (2/10) of the procured opportunities.

Purcell

On the other side, Purcell had some problems converting his break points (only 8% – 1/13). That was one of the key issues for his demise.

After this match, the head to head between Ruud and Purcell is 2-1 for Casper.

Draw and next match H2H: Casper Ruud vs. Cameron Norrie – stats

Ruud will square off with Norrie in the 3rd round.

This will be the 4th time that Casper Ruud and Cameron Norrie square off. The head to head is 3-0 for Ruud (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard.

Casper Ruud Draw info

1st
Ruud
Purcell
6-3
6
3
5
3
5
2
4
2
4
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
2nd
Ruud
Purcell
6-7
6
7
6
6
5
6
5
5
4
5
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
3rd
Ruud
Purcell
6-3
6
3
5
3
5
2
4
2
4
1
3
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
4th
Ruud
Purcell
3-6
3
6
3
5
2
5
2
4
1
4
1
3
0
3
0
2
0
1
5th
Ruud
Purcell
7-6
7
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
 

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