Casper Ruud vs Novak DjokovicPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Casper Ruud and Novak Djokovic have met 6 times since 2020; Novak Djokovic leads 5–1. Their first meeting came at Internazionali BNL d'Italia - Rome in 2020 on clay. On clay courts Djokovic leads 3–1. On hard courts Djokovic leads 2–0. 2 of their meetings have been finals, with Djokovic leading those 2–0. Across all meetings Ruud has taken 2 sets to Djokovic's 12. Their most recent meeting: Casper Ruud won at Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters - Monte-Carlo (2024).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Ruud | Djokovic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Casper Ruud | Novak Djokovic | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 77% | 24/31 | 44% | 4/9 |
| Wins a set when losing | 15% | 2/13 | 75% | 3/4 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 20% | 9/44 | 62% | 8/13 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 56% | 20/36 | 33% | 4/12 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 57% | 4/7 | 100% | 1/1 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 50% | 11/22 | 80% | 4/5 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 93% | 25/27 | 63% | 5/8 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 89% | 24/27 | 50% | 4/8 |
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: 4 of 5 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Ruud 0, Djokovic 4).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Ruud
🤖 Servebot
Djokovic
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
Both Casper Ruud and Novak Djokovic are 🤖 Servebot types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit, across 6,464 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
Previous meetings
6 career meetings, newest first
Apr 13, 2024
Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters - Monte-Carlo
C Clay · Semifinals
Jun 11, 2023
French Open - Paris
C Clay · Final
Nov 20, 2022
Nitto ATP Finals - Turin
H Hard · Final
May 14, 2022
Internazionali BNL d'Italia - Rome
C Clay · Semifinals
Nov 15, 2021
Nitto ATP Finals - Turin
H Hard · Round Robin
Sep 20, 2020
Internazionali BNL d'Italia - Rome
C Clay · Semifinals
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Ruud | Djokovic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Casper Ruud | Novak Djokovic | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 6/6 | 88% | 7/8 |
| 3 or more | 83% | 5/6 | 75% | 6/8 |
| 5 or more | 50% | 3/6 | 50% | 4/8 |
| 10 or more | 33% | 2/6 | 25% | 2/8 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 13% | 1/8 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/6 | 0% | 0/8 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Ruud | Djokovic |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 6–3 | 5–3 |
| Avg odds | 1.59 | 1.67 |
| ROI % | +4.7% | +17.7% |
| Units P/L | +0.42u | +1.42u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Ruud | Djokovic |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 3 | 1 |
| Events | 3 | 2 |
| Matches | 4 | 6 |
| Distance | 7,032 mi · 11,317 km | 663 mi · 1,067 km |
| Route | GBR → JPN → CHN | 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
Djokovic has a higher win rate against shared opponents (60% vs Ruud's 40%).
| Opponent | Ruud | Djokovic |
|---|---|---|
| Bu Yunchaokete | W 61 76 | W 46 76 62 |
| Hubert Hurkacz | L 46 26 67 | L 46 36 |
| Alex de Minaur | W 63 63 | W |
| Mariano Navone | L 57 26 | L 67 75 64 26 16 |
| Joao Fonseca | L 67 36 | L 64 64 36 57 57 |
| Jannik Sinner | L 46 46 | L 46 46 46 |
| Felix Auger-Aliassime | L | W 76 36 63 67 76 |
| Roman Safiullin | W 62 76 57 06 62 | W 76 63 36 63 |
| Stefanos Tsitsipas | W 67 76 76 | W 63 64 62 |
| Yibing Wu | L 67 67 | W 64 57 64 64 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
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
Hubert Hurkacz
Shanghai Rolex Masters - Shanghai · 2nd Round
Oct 9
Alex de Minaur
China Open - Beijing · Final
Oct 6
Daniil Medvedev
China Open - Beijing · Semifinals
Oct 5
Alexander Zverev
China Open - Beijing · Quarterfinals
Oct 4
Bu Yunchaokete
China Open - Beijing · 2nd Round
Oct 2
Nuno Borges
China Open - Beijing · 1st Round
Sep 30
Mariano Navone
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round
Aug 31
Thiago Agustin Tirante
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 15
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 28–53 matches
| Metric | Ruud | Djokovic |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 70% | 71% |
| Sets won | 64% | 63% |
| Games won | 55% | 54% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Ruud | Djokovic |
|---|---|---|
| Finals | 0 | 2 |
| Grand Slam | 0 | 1 |
| ATP Finals | 0 | 2 |
| ATP Masters 1000 | 1 | 2 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Ruud | Djokovic |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 2 |
| Clay | 1 | 3 |
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