Alexander Zverev vs Casper RuudPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Alexander Zverev and Casper Ruud have met 6 times since 2021; Alexander Zverev leads 4–2. Their first meeting came at Western & Southern Open - Cincinnati in 2021 on hard. On hard courts Zverev leads 3–1. On clay courts they are level 1–1. Zverev has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Zverev has taken 10 sets to Ruud's 6. Their most recent meeting: Alexander Zverev won at Nitto ATP Finals - Turin (2024).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Zverev | Ruud | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Alexander Zverev | Casper Ruud | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 68% | 30/44 | 77% | 24/31 |
| Wins a set when losing | 47% | 8/17 | 15% | 2/13 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 36% | 22/61 | 20% | 9/44 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 56% | 29/52 | 56% | 20/36 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 25% | 2/8 | 57% | 4/7 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 70% | 23/33 | 50% | 11/22 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 85% | 39/46 | 93% | 25/27 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 65% | 30/46 | 89% | 24/27 |
Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record. Head-to-head: 3 of 4 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Zverev 3, Ruud 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Zverev
💥 Big Hitter
Ruud
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
💥 Big Hitter vs 🤖 Servebot is historically tight (49% vs 51%, 4,932 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
6 career meetings, newest first
Nov 13, 2024
Nitto ATP Finals - Turin
H Hard · Round Robin
Jun 7, 2024
French Open - Paris
C Clay · Semifinals
Jun 9, 2023
French Open - Paris
C Clay · Semifinals
Mar 30, 2022
Miami Open - Miami
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Nov 5, 2021
Rolex Paris Masters - Paris
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Aug 20, 2021
Western & Southern Open - Cincinnati
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Zverev | Ruud | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Alexander Zverev | Casper Ruud | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 18/18 | 100% | 6/6 |
| 3 or more | 100% | 18/18 | 83% | 5/6 |
| 5 or more | 100% | 18/18 | 50% | 3/6 |
| 10 or more | 61% | 11/18 | 33% | 2/6 |
| 15 or more | 33% | 6/18 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 20 or more | 6% | 1/18 | 0% | 0/6 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Zverev | Ruud |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 16–4 | 6–3 |
| Avg odds | 1.19 | 1.59 |
| ROI % | -6.8% | +4.7% |
| Units P/L | -1.35u | +0.42u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Zverev | Ruud |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 3 |
| Events | 3 | 3 |
| Matches | 7 | 4 |
| Distance | 5,722 mi · 9,208 km | 7,032 mi · 11,317 km |
| Route | GBR → CHN | GBR → JPN → CHN |
Host country from each tournament in the last 30 days, including the current event even when a player arrived on a bye. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Zverev has a higher win rate against shared opponents (80% vs Ruud's 60%).
| Opponent | Zverev | Ruud |
|---|---|---|
| Learner Tien | W 76 63 | W 64 76 |
| Quentin Halys | W 64 67 63 | W 61 76 |
| Yibing Wu | W 64 76 | L 67 67 |
| Luciano Darderi | W 62 62 76 | L 67 36 |
| Alex de Minaur | L 62 67 911 | W 63 63 |
| Francisco Cerundolo | W 57 60 62 | W 67 64 108 |
| Ben Shelton | W 63 76 57 62 | L 63 46 36 46 |
| Karen Khachanov | W 63 76 76 | W 61 16 62 |
| Tommy Paul | L 64 67 46 | W 46 67 64 76 75 |
| Joao Fonseca | W 75 67 63 | L 67 36 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Quentin Halys
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 3rd Round
Oct 11
Yibing Wu
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 2nd Round
Oct 9
Novak Djokovic
China Open - Beijing · Quarterfinals
Oct 4
Juncheng Shang
China Open - Beijing · 2nd Round
Oct 3
Cameron Norrie
China Open - Beijing · 1st Round
Oct 1
Learner Tien
Laver Cup - London · Round Robin
Sep 27
Alex de Minaur
Laver Cup - London · Round Robin
Sep 26
Dino Prizmic
Davis Cup, World Group, Q2, GER-CRO · Rubber 4
Sep 20
Learner Tien
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 3rd Round
Oct 12
Bu Yunchaokete
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 2nd Round
Oct 10
Luciano Darderi
Japan Open Tennis Championships - Tokyo · 1st Round
Oct 1
Francisco Cerundolo
Laver Cup - London · Round Robin
Sep 25
Fnu Nidunjianzan
Davis Cup, Group I, 1R, NOR-CHN 4-0 · Rubber 4
Sep 19
Rigele Te
Davis Cup, Group I, 1R, NOR-CHN 4-0 · Rubber 1
Sep 18
Christopher O'Connell
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 16
Joao Fonseca
National Bank Open - Montreal · 3rd Round
Aug 8
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 53–88 matches
| Metric | Zverev | Ruud |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 78% | 70% |
| Sets won | 72% | 64% |
| Games won | 56% | 55% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Zverev | Ruud |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 1 | 1 |
| ATP Finals | 1 | 0 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 2 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Zverev | Ruud |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 3 | 1 |
| Clay | 1 | 1 |
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