Casper Ruud def. Stefanos Tsitsipas 6(4)-7(7), 7(7)-6(2), 7(7)-6(3) — Madrid Open 2026 R16

Match recap

Casper Ruud defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas 6(4)-7(7), 7(7)-6(2), 7(7)-6(3) in the R16 of the Madrid Open 2026.

Casper Ruud lost the opening breaker but flipped the match behind his second serve, winning 68% of those points to Stefanos Tsitsipas's 52% across a 324-minute marathon decided entirely in tiebreaks. The Norwegian's first-serve number — 82% of points won on 70% in — gave Tsitsipas nothing to attack once the third set turned. Tsitsipas piled up 42 winners but coughed up 46 unforced errors to Ruud's 32, and that gap held the difference as Ruud closed out 7-6, 6-7, 7-6 to even their rivalry at 2-2.

Match stats

Stefanos Tsitsipas: 6 aces, 42 winners, 60% first serves, 4 double faults, 1/5 break points. Casper Ruud: 8 aces, 37 winners, 70% first serves, 2 double faults, 1/12 break points.

Profiles: Stefanos Tsitsipas · Casper Ruud — Madrid Open 2026

Head-to-head

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

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