Casper Ruud def. Jaime Faria 6(1)-7(7), 6-4, 6-2 — Swiss Open Gstaad 2026 R16

Match recap

Casper Ruud defeated Jaime Faria 6(1)-7(7), 6-4, 6-2 in the R16 of the Swiss Open Gstaad 2026.

The second serve settled it. Casper Ruud won 60 percent of the points behind his second delivery to Jaime Faria's 40, and the No. 2 seed held 14 of 15 service games at the Swiss Open Gstaad. The 92nd-ranked Faria still banked the opening tiebreak, out-acing Ruud 6-2 and saving 10 of 14 break points, though 1-of-6 on his own break chances left him no cushion. Ruud broke for 5-4 in game 9 of the second. The third set turned on Faria's first serve, which went from winning 96 percent of its points in the opener to 36 in the decider. At 2 hours, 31 minutes, it is Ruud's first win since the French Open, snapping a two-match slide and booking a Gstaad quarterfinal.

Match stats

Jaime Faria: 6 aces, 58% first serves, 4 double faults, 1/6 break points. Casper Ruud: 3 aces, 66% first serves, 3 double faults, 4/14 break points.

Profiles: Jaime Faria · Casper Ruud — Swiss Open Gstaad 2026

Head-to-head

This is the first meeting between Jaime Faria and Casper Ruud.