Casper Ruud defeated Felix Auger Aliassime in the round of 16 at the Rolex Shanghai Masters. The match ended in a retirement. According to api.tennis, the official score was 5-2, with Ruud leading 1-0 in sets. The win sends Ruud into the quarterfinals in Shanghai, where $11.2 million in prize money is on offer.
How they both reached this match
Ruud, seeded 20th at the tournament, is ranked 20th and has 2235 points (rank.tennis). He played two matches in Shanghai and won both in straight sets. First, he beat Yunchaokete Bu 6-1 7-6, then Learner Tien 6-4 7-6. Both matches went to a second-set tiebreak at one point, and the Norwegian won it both times.
Fourth seed Auger Aliassime had a tougher path to the round of 16. In his opening match, he beat Camilo Ugo Carabelli 4-6 7-6 7-5, then defeated Pablo Carreno Busta 6-3 4-6 6-1. Both wins took three sets.
The head-to-head record also favors Ruud: he has won six of their 10 matches, while the Canadian has won four. Ruud's last four wins came in Cincinnati and Paris in 2024, Madrid in 2024, and Monte-Carlo in 2026, where the listed score is 7-5 2-2. Auger Aliassime won in Montreal and at the 2022 ATP Finals.