On Tuesday, Jordan Thompson (No. 29 in the world) faces Casper Ruud (No. 9) in the Round of 32 at the Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships.
His last time out, Ruud lost to Taylor Fritz 6-3, 4-6, 3-6, 2-6 in the Round of 16 at the US Open on September 1, 2024. Thompson was defeated in four sets the most recent time he competed, falling 0-6, 6-3, 3-6, 5-7 to Alex de Minaur at the Round of 16 of the US Open on September 2, 2024.
- Tournament: Rakuten Japan Open Tennis Championships
- Round: Round of 32
- Date: Tuesday, September 24
- Live Stream: Watch Tennis Channel on Fubo
- Court Surface: Hard
Casper Ruud vs. Jordan Thompson matchup stats
- Ruud is 18-8 on hard courts this year.
- In games on hard courts, Ruud has an 85.2% winning percentage in service games and a 23.3% winning percentage in return games (293 service games won out of 344, and 80 return games won out of 343).
- Ruud has won 38.7% of break points on hard courts this year (72 out of 186, to rank 24th).
- In his most recent tournament (the US Open), Ruud was defeated by Fritz 6-3, 4-6, 3-6, 2-6 on September 1, in the Round of 16.
- Thompson has come out on top in one tournament on hard courts so far this year, registering a 22-12 record on that surface.
- Thompson has won 81.8% of his service games on hard courts, and 25.3% of his return games.
- Thompson is ninth in break points won on hard courts, converting 95 of 250 (38.0%).
- In the US Open, Thompson’s previous tournament, he matched up with No. 10-ranked de Minaur in the Round of 16 on September 2 and was beaten 0-6, 6-3, 3-6, 5-7.
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