SF Italian Open 2020

Novak Djokovic #1 def. Casper Ruud #34

7-5 6-3

Novak Djokovic defeated Casper Ruud 7-5 6-3 in the 2020 Italian Open semifinal on clay courts.

Match Information

Date: Sep 20, 2020*
Tournament: Italian Open
Edition: 2020
Category: Masters 1000
Surface: Clay
Round: SF
Duration: 2h 11m

Match Statistics

Stat	Novak Djokovic	Casper Ruud
Aces	12	2
Double faults	1	1
First serve %	67.0%	70.0%
First serve points won %	70.0%	61.0%
Second serve points won %	62.0%	48.0%
Break points saved %	88.0%	67.0%
Break points converted %	33.0%	12.0%
Service points won %	67.0%	57.0%
Return points won %	43.0%	33.0%
Total points won %	55.0%	45.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Novak Djokovic	Casper Ruud
Country	SRB	NOR
Birth date	May 22, 1987	Dec 22, 1998
Age	33	21
Height	188 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	1	34
Ranking points (entering)	10,860	1,359
Elo (entering)	2,326	1,868
Current career W-L	1,141–231	289–163
Current career earnings	$194,691,590	$29,431,625

Pre-match H2H

Novak Djokovic #1 0 – 0 Casper Ruud #34

Path

Novak Djokovic's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Dominik Koepfer #97	6-3 4-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 20, 2020	QF
Filip Krajinovic #29	7-6(7) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 19, 2020	R16
Salvatore Caruso #87	6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 17, 2020	R32

Novak Djokovic's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Diego Schwartzman #13	7-5 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 21, 2020	F

Casper Ruud's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Matteo Berrettini #8	4-6 6-3 7-6(5)	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 20, 2020	QF
Marin Cilic #40	6-2 7-6(6)	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 19, 2020	R16
Lorenzo Sonego #47	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 17, 2020	R32
Karen Khachanov #16	6-3 3-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Sep 16, 2020	R64