Casper Ruud gets by Taylor Fritz 7-6(6) 3-6 6-4 6-2 in the 4th round in Paris on Monday. Ruud will fight against Novak Djokovic in the quarter. The battle lasted 3 hours and 31 minutes. His most significant achievement in this event was reaching the final in 2022 and 2023. Here you can see his history at this event.
The Norwegian added to his prize money € 165,000 after winning this match. He has already won € 415,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, Casper will add € 235,000 to his earnings to get in total € 650,000 in total.
Highlights Casper Ruud vs. Taylor Fritz French Open – Paris
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Ruud scored 154 points vs. Fritz’s 136.
Ruud
Casper struck 11 aces and he committed 7 double faults. The Norwegian won this match even if he was not so effective in converting his break points after he converted only 22% (6/27) of the procured opportunities.
Fritz
On the other side, Taylor had a tough time converting his break points (only 33% – 4/12). That was one of the key issues for his demise.
After this match, the head to head between Ruud and Fritz is 2-0 for Casper.
Draw and next match H2H: Casper Ruud vs. Novak Djokovic – stats
Ruud will compete against Djokovic in the quarter.
This will be the 7th time that Casper Ruud and Novak Djokovic face off. The head to head is 5-1 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 3-1 on clay.
The last time that they played each other, Ruud won 6-4 1-6 6-4 in the semifinal in Monte carlo back in April 2024.
Live score progression and stats
Ruud got off on the right foot in the set after breaking Taylor Fritz in the 2nd game (2-0). Notwithstanding, there was more to do for Casper to win the set as Fritz found the way to break back in the 3rd (1-2) game. Ruud maintained his cool before winning the set at the breaker at 6.
Tiebreak
The Norwegian won 3 minibreaks in the 7th (2-5), 10th (5-5) and 14th (8-6) point. On the other side, the American won 2 minibreaks in the 1st (1-0) and 4th (4-0) point.
This was the tiebreak sequence: 0-1, 0-2, 0-3, 0-4, 1-4, 1-5, 2-5, 3-5, 4-5, 5-5, 5-6, 6-6, 7-6, 8-6
Casper converted 9% of his break points (1/11). He had 11 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 30-40, 40-A and 40-A), the 6th (3-2 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A), the 8th (4-3 40-A and 40-A) and the 10th game (5-4 15-40 and 30-40). Casper saved 5 set points when he was 1-5, 2-5, 3-5, 4-5 and 5-6 down. Moreover, on the other side, the American converted 16% of his break points (1/6). He had his opportunities in the 2nd (0-2 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A) and the 4th game (2-2 30-40 and 40-A).
They contested 109 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Casper won just 3 more points than Taylor (56-53). Casper surrendered 17 points on serve (33-17). Regarding the other side of the net, Fritz conceded 23 points on serve (36-23).
Ruud started off on the right foot in the set after breaking Taylor Fritz in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. That break was crucial for the American to win the set (6-3) as there were no other breaks.
Taylor was exemplary in converting all his break points in the 2nd (1-0 15-40) and the 4th game (3-0 30-40, 40-A and 40-A). Furthermore, on the other side, the Norwegian was exemplary in converting all his break points in the 5th (1-3 15-40 and 30-40) and the 7th game (2-4 30-40 and 40-A).
They contested 68 points. Fritz conquered the set after winning 4 points more than Casper (36-32). Taylor conceded 16 points on serve (26-16). In addition, on the other side, the Norwegian conceded 10 points on serve (16-10).
The Norwegian won the set after recovering 2 times from a break down. In fact, after dropping his serve in the 3rd (1-2) and in the 9th (5-4) game, Casper broke back 3 times in the 4th (2-2), in the 6th (4-2) and in the 10th game to win the set 6-4.
Certainly, a key moment was when Casper won 4 consecutive games in the 3rd set to convert the scoreline from 1-2 to 5-2.
Ruud converted 30% of his break points (3/10). He had 10 break points opportunities in the 4th (1-2 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40), the 6th (3-2 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 10th game (5-4 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, Taylor was on the money in converting all his break points in the 3rd (1-1 40-A) and the 9th game (3-5 30-40).
They played 67 points. Casper was the winner of the set after clinching 7 more points than Fritz (37-30). Casper conceded 12 points on serve (18-12). On the other side, Taylor conceded 19 points on serve (18-19).
Ruud in this set was much more effective than Fritz and without many problems he won 6-2 after breaking the American in the 6th (4-2) and in the 8th (6-2) game.
Taylor had no answers in the last 4 games of the set when the score went from 2-2 to 6-2.
Casper was spot on in converting all his break points in the 6th (3-2 40-A) and the 8th game (5-2 15-40). On the other side, Ruud didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 46 points. Ruud was the winner of the set after clinching 12 points more than the American (29-17). Ruud lost 5 points on serve (17-5). On the losing side, Taylor conceded 12 points on serve (12-12).
Tennis Scores at the French Open
- Casper RuudRuud – Taylor FritzFritz (7-66 3-6 6-4 6-2)
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Holger RuneRune (4-6 6-1 5-7 7-62 6-2)
- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Francisco CerundoloCerundolo (6-1 5-7 3-6 7-5 6-3)
- Alex De MinaurDe Minaur – Daniil MedvedevMedvedev (4-6 6-2 6-1 6-3)
- Jannik SinnerSinner – Corentin MoutetMoutet (2-6 6-3 6-2 6-1)
- Carlos AlcarazAlcaraz – Felix Auger-AliassimeAuger-Aliassime (6-3 6-3 6-1)
- Grigor DimitrovDimitrov – Hubert HurkaczHurkacz (7-65 6-4 7-63)
- Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Matteo ArnaldiArnaldi (3-6 7-64 6-2 6-2)
Upcoming matches
- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Casper RuudRuud (5-1) – H2H details and stats
- Grigor DimitrovDimitrov – Jannik SinnerSinner (1-3) – H2H details and stats
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Alex De MinaurDe Minaur (7-2) – H2H details and stats
- Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Carlos Alcaraz GarfiaAlcaraz Garfia (0-5) – H2H details and stats