Casper Ruud started his Madrid Open title defense in sensational style by defeating Jaume Munar in the second round.
Ruud dropped just one game as he beat the Spaniard 6-0 6-1 in just over an hour to set up a match with Alejandro Davidovich Fokina in round three.
The Norwegian was forced to withdraw from the Barcelona Open after suffering an injury at the Monte-Carlo Masters, but he was back to his clay court best against Munar.
The star is well-regarded as one of the best clay court players on the ATP Tour and he has an impressive figure to back that up.
Casper Ruud’s incredible clay court statistics
Ruud’s victory against Munar was his 133rd since the start of the 2020 season, which is better than anyone else on the ATP Tour.
The Norwegian has now won 25 more matches on the surface than Carlos Alcaraz, who occupies the second position.
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Clay court wins on the ATP Tour since 2020
- Casper Ruud – 133
- Carlos Alcaraz – 108
- Alexander Zverev – 102
- Stefanos Tsitsipas – 98
- Francisco Cerundolo – 91
Alexander Zverev has notched up over 100 victories on the surface since 2020 and he sits in third position.
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Francisco Cerundolo sit on 98 and 91 victories, respectively, and they are fourth and fifth on the list.
Jannik Sinner is nowhere to be seen in the top five on what he would consider his weakest surface.
Since 2020, Sinner has managed 67 victories on clay, as well as a 74% win rate on the surface.
Casper Ruud’s clay court titles
12 Ruud’s 14 career titles on the ATP Tour have come on his favourite surface, with his last victory coming at the 2025 Madrid Open.
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That was Ruud’s only Masters title of his career, with his other clay court victories coming at 250 and 500 events.
| Tournament |
|---|
| 2020 Argentina Open |
| 2021 Geneva Open |
| 2021 Swedish Open |
| 2021 Swiss Open |
| 2021 Austrian Open |
| 2022 Argentina Open |
| 2022 Geneva Open |
| 2022 Swiss Open |
| 2023 Estoril Open |
| 2024 Barcelona Open |
| 2024 Geneva Open |
| 2025 Madrid Open |
Ruud has also reached two Grand Slam finals on the clay, at Roland Garros in back-to-back years in 2022 and 2023.
The Norwegian star was defeated by Rafael Nadal in 2022, as the King of Clay collected his final Roland Garros crown.
One year later and Ruud was defeated by another member of the big three, Novak Djokovic, in the 2023 final in a straight sets contest.