Roberto Bautista Agut upsets Ruud in the 1st round – BASEL RESULTS. HIGHLIGHTS

SWISS INDOORS BASEL - BASEL DRAW AND RESULTS. Bautista Agut surprises Ruud

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Luke Meyer
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Roberto Bautista Agut shocks Casper Ruud 6-3 3-6 6-3 in the 1st round in Basel on Wednesday. Bautista Agut will fight against Denis Shapovalov in the 2nd round. The battle lasted 2 hours and 3 minutes. His best result in this tournament was reaching the semifinal in 2022. Here you can see his history at this event.

Bautista Agut
Basel
Bautista Agut's Record

Bautista Agut added to his prize money € 16,275 after winning this match. He has already won € 34,880 after this win. If he wins the next match, Roberto will add € 30,465 to his earnings to get in total € 65,345 in total.

Highlights Roberto Bautista Agut vs. Casper Ruud Swiss Indoors Basel – Basel

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Agut
Ruud
Roberto Bautista Agut
6-3 3-6 6-3
2h:03
Casper Ruud
87
87
Total points
71
71
41
41
Winners
42
42
47%
47%
Ratio Winners
59%
59%
-- Serve --
5
5
Aces
11
11
0
0
Double Faults
5
5
72%
72%
1st in
59%
59%
80%
80%
1st won
82%
82%
41/51
41/51
1st won
42/51
42/51
70%
70%
2nd won
36%
36%
14/20
14/20
2nd won
13/36
13/36
-- Break Points --
2/6
2/6
Total
1/4
1/4
33%
33%
Won
25%
25%
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At the end of the match, the Spaniard scored 87 points vs. Ruud’s 71.

Bautista Agut

Bautista Agut served exceptionally well to win 80% of the points (41/51) behind his first serve, and he won 70% points (14/20) on his second serve. The Spaniard won this match even if he was far from perfect in converting his break points after he converted only 33% (2/6) of the procured opportunities.

Ruud

On the other side, the Norwegian was struggling to find the solution in converting his break points (only 25% – 1/4). That was one of the key issues for his loss.

After this encounter, the head to head between Bautista Agut and Ruud is 3-1 for Roberto.

Draw and next match H2H: Roberto Bautista Agut vs. Denis Shapovalov – stats

Bautista Agut will compete against Shapovalov in the 2nd round.

This will be the 3rd time that Roberto Bautista Agut and Denis Shapovalov fight against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Shapovalov (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on I.hard.

The last time that they competed against each other, Shapovalov won 6-1 6-4 in the 1st round in Washington back in July 2024.

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Agut 6-3
AgutRuud
6
3
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
AgutRuud
6
3
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
AgutRuud
5
3
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
40
A
AgutRuud
5
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
AgutRuud
4
2
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30
AgutRuud
3
2
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
AgutRuud
2
2
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
AgutRuud
2
1
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30
AgutRuud
1
1
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
AgutRuud
1
0
15
0
30
0
30
15
40
15
40
30

Both players managed to hold their service games for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Roberto snatched in the 6th game (4-2) prior to ultimately winning the set (6-3).

Bautista Agut was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 5th game (3-2 30-40). On the other side, Bautista Agut didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 55 points. Roberto won 5 points more than Ruud (30-25). Bautista Agut dropped 6 points on serve (20-6). On the losing side, the Norwegian conceded 10 points on serve (19-10).

2nd Set -
Ruud 6-3
RuudAgut
6
3
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
40
A
RuudAgut
6
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
RuudAgut
5
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
40
30
RuudAgut
4
3
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30
RuudAgut
3
3
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
RuudAgut
3
2
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
30
RuudAgut
2
2
0
15
0
30
0
40
RuudAgut
2
1
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
RuudAgut
1
1
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40

Similarly to the 1st set, the set was pretty even as both sides managed to hold the serve. The only difference was 1 break that Ruud clinched in the 8th game (5-3) before eventually winning the set (6-3).

Bautista Agut was completely outplayed in the last 4 games of the set when the game count went from 3-3 to 6-3.

The Norwegian was on the money in converting all his break points in the 8th (4-3 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40) and the 10th game (6-2 30-40). On the other side, Casper didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 52 points. This set was so close that, Casper won this set even if he scored the same amount of points as his opponent. Casper surrendered 7 points on serve (16-7). In addition, on the other side, Bautista Agut conceded 10 points on serve (19-10).

3rd Set -
Agut 6-3
AgutRuud
6
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
AgutRuud
5
3
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
AgutRuud
5
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
AgutRuud
4
2
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
AgutRuud
3
2
15
0
30
0
40
0
AgutRuud
2
2
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
AgutRuud
2
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
AgutRuud
1
1
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
30
40

Similarly to the 2nd set, the set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition on serve. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that Bautista Agut grabbed in the 6th game (4-2) just before eventually conquering the set (6-3).

Roberto converted 20% of his break points (1/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 4th (2-1 40-A, 40-A and 40-A) and the 6th game (3-2 15-40 and 30-40). On the other side, the Spaniard didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 51 points. Roberto was the winner of the set after clinching 11 more points than the Norwegian (31-20). Roberto was absolutely perfect on serve to drop not even a single point during his serving games (16-0). In addition, on the other side, Ruud conceded 15 points on serve (20-15).

1st
Agut
Ruud
6-3
6
3
5
3
5
2
4
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
2nd
Agut
Ruud
3-6
3
6
3
5
3
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1
3rd
Agut
Ruud
6-3
6
3
5
3
5
2
4
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
 

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  • Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut – Casper RuudRuud (6-3 3-6 6-3)
  • Felix Auger-AliassimeAuger-Aliassime – Sebastian BaezBaez (7-5 6-1)
  • Pedro Martinez PorteroMartinez Portero – Jiri LeheckaLehecka (6-2 6-2)
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  • Holger RuneRune – Nicolas JarryJarry (6-4 7-63)
  • Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Francisco CerundoloCerundolo (6-3 6-73 7-64)
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  • Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp – Alexander BublikBublik (3-6 6-4 4-0 ret.)
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