Barcelona · QF · Clay · 18 Apr 2025
Casper Ruud v Holger Rune
50–63 in points · Holger Rune won
Why it went the way it did
Holger Rune won 6.9 more points than Casper Ruud relative to what the serve alone predicted. Casper Ruud's biggest leaks: serve 1st execution −2.2, forehand execution −1.8, slice shot selection −1.1.
Each shot moves its hitter's chance of winning the point. Those moves are split into direction choice, shot selection and execution, and summed here. Read both columns together: one player's gain is the other's loss.
| Shot | Casper Ruud | Holger Rune | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dir | Sel | Exec | Total | Dir | Sel | Exec | Total | |
| Serve 1st | +0.1 | ±0.0 | −2.2 | −2.1 | +0.1 | −0.1 | −2.0 | −1.9 |
| Serve 2nd | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 |
| Return | +0.1 | +0.8 | −0.4 | +0.5 | ±0.0 | +0.5 | −0.3 | +0.2 |
| Forehand | ±0.0 | +3.7 | −1.8 | +1.9 | ±0.0 | +3.1 | +2.8 | +5.9 |
| Backhand | +0.4 | +0.2 | −1.0 | −0.3 | −0.3 | +0.2 | +3.0 | +2.9 |
| Slice | +0.1 | −1.1 | +0.2 | −0.8 | ±0.0 | −0.6 | +0.4 | −0.1 |
| Net | +0.1 | +0.5 | −0.7 | −0.2 | −0.1 | −0.2 | −0.1 | −0.3 |
| Touch | ±0.0 | +0.4 | +0.1 | +0.5 | ±0.0 | ±0.0 | −0.4 | −0.3 |
| All shots | +0.9 | +4.3 | −5.8 | −0.6 | −0.1 | +2.9 | +3.5 | +6.3 |
Set by set
| Set | Casper Ruud | Holger Rune | Net, Casper | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +2.2 | +4.9 | −2.7 | |
| 2 | −2.8 | +1.4 | −4.1 |
Adaptation
First-serve direction mix set by set, with the share of points each direction won. The scores measure whether the server moved toward the directions that had been winning earlier in this match, set to set and every two to three service games, in points per 100 first serves. Read them as a habit, not a gain: across the tour, a direction's edge in early sets barely predicts the later ones. Whether the returner responded can't be told apart from noise within one match.
Casper Ruud serving
| Set | Wide | Body | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 40% 64% | 6% 50% | 54% 53% |
| 2 | 48% 64% | 4% 0% | 48% 36% |
Set to set −0.03 per 100 first serves in sets 2+
Within sets +0.66 per 100 first serves, every two to three service games
Holger Rune serving
| Set | Wide | Body | T |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 55% 63% | 7% 100% | 38% 64% |
| 2 | 58% 60% | 4% 0% | 38% 80% |
Set to set −0.95 per 100 first serves in sets 2+
Within sets −0.28 per 100 first serves, every two to three service games
Counterfactual: the best direction every time
If each shot had gone in the direction that is usually worth most for that stroke and position, this is how many more points each player would expect to win. It's an upper bound: the best direction isn't always on, and the chart can't see the ball's pace or position.
Casper Ruud
6.5 points left on the table across 265 shots 2.46 per 100 shots
- Return of a 1st serve, T, ad court hit FH through the middle ×6; FH inside-in rates higher · 0.98 pts
- Rally, shots 5–8: drive to your backhand side hit FH through the middle ×6; FH inside-in rates higher · 0.57 pts
- Rally, shots 5–8: drive to your forehand side hit FH through the middle ×6; FH crosscourt rates higher · 0.30 pts
- Return of a 2nd serve, wide, deuce court hit FH through the middle ×3; FH inside-in rates higher · 0.24 pts
Holger Rune
6.9 points left on the table across 266 shots 2.60 per 100 shots
- Return of a 1st serve, T, ad court hit FH through the middle ×4; FH inside-in rates higher · 0.65 pts
- Rally, shots 5–8: volley to your backhand side, opponent at net hit BH through the middle ×2; BH down the line rates higher · 0.41 pts
- Long rally, 9+: drive to your forehand side hit FH through the middle ×6; FH crosscourt rates higher · 0.33 pts
- Rally, shots 5–8: drive to your backhand side hit BH through the middle ×7; BH crosscourt rates higher · 0.27 pts