Casper Ruud is through to the Round of 16 at the ATP Madrid Masters after a clean 6-3, 6-1 win over Alejandro Davidovich Fokina on the Manolo Santana court. The No. 12 seed outplayed the No. 20 seed in 71 minutes, winning 60 of 96 points on red clay. It was a match built on return pressure and sturdy serving, and the numbers back it up.

Serve sets the base

Ruud didn’t need a huge first-serve percentage to control rallies. He won 71% of his first-serve points and 65% behind the second ball, adding 3 aces and facing just one break point in the entire match. Davidovich Fokina landed 67% first serves but captured only 44% of those points and 41% on second serve.

Those gaps told the story. Ruud took 31 service points and 29 return points, while Davidovich Fokina finished with 22 and 14 respectively.

First set: one break is enough

The opener went to Ruud 6-3, decided by a single break and spotless damage control. He didn’t face a break point in the set and won 14 of 17 points on his first serve and 7 of 11 on his second. Davidovich Fokina’s serve looked steady on volume but not on payoff, with 11 of 20 first-serve points won.

On return, Ruud took nearly half of the Spaniard’s first-serve points in play and matched him on second-serve returns to tilt the set.

Second set: return clinic seals it

Ruud turned up the pressure in the second set and ran away 6-1. He converted four break points, winning 10 of 14 points on Davidovich Fokina’s first serve and 6 of 7 on his second. Even when the Norwegian was broken once, he answered immediately with more returning heat.

Davidovich Fokina managed just 5 service points won in the set. Ruud’s ability to start rallies on the front foot made each hold feel like a small victory for the No. 12 seed.

By the numbers and what’s next

Across the match, Ruud claimed 60 total points to 36 and finished with a 5-1 edge in breaks of serve. He also put together the day’s longest run of six straight points, underlining the momentum he carried deep into games.

With the win, Ruud advances to the last 16 at a Masters 1000 he knows well. Fans can track the draw, detailed point-by-point stats and post-match Sofascore Rating on the Sofascore match page for the ATP Madrid Masters.