Casper Ruud def. Alexei Popyrin 6-3, 6-4 — Monte-Carlo Masters 2026 R64

Match recap

Casper Ruud defeated Alexei Popyrin 6-3, 6-4 in the R64 of the Monte-Carlo Masters 2026.

Ruud won the second-serve exchange that decided this one, taking 53% of those points to Popyrin's 27% — a 26-point gap that explains three breaks across two sets. Ruud broke twice in the opener and once more in game five of the second. He held at 72% on first serves and books a round-of-32 meeting with Corentin Moutet, evening the H2H at 2-2.

Match stats

Alexei Popyrin: 2 aces, 24 winners, 53% first serves, 2 double faults. Casper Ruud: 0 aces, 18 winners, 72% first serves, 2 double faults.

Profiles: Alexei Popyrin · Casper Ruud — Monte-Carlo Masters 2026

Head-to-head

Alexei Popyrin and Casper Ruud have met 4 times, splitting the head-to-head 2–2.

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