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How Casper Ruud uses PIF-backed ATP tennis IQ to curate his final Madrid victory
Watch the former world number two talk about this revolutionary platform, which is redefining the sport
September 8, 2025
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Casper Ruud uses PIF-supported ATP tennis IQ to understand opponents’ tactical trends.
By ATP staff
It’s no secret that the highest ATP Tour player relies on data and statistical analysis to unlock marginal gains, and Casper Ruud did earn his biggest title in his career at the ATP Masters 1000 in Madrid in May.
Before clashing with Jack Draper’s championship game, the Norwegian turned to the PIF-powered ATP tennis IQ, using the platform to study his opponent’s game and spot-repeat patterns in his clay game. By digging into Draper’s tactical trends, Rud arrived at the court with clear plans and confidence to execute it under pressure.
“His typical left-handed approach to clay games is penetrating the opponent’s backhand [the] “I tried to cover it up as much as possible. It was something I really thought of playing in the competition. I think I’m ready, and it really matters.”
Watch Casper Ruud explains how he uses PIF-powered ATP tennis IQ
Powered by PIF, ATP tennis IQ is an enhanced performance-analytics platform that provides richer matching data, advanced reconnaissance, video crashes and wearable integration in real time. Now, the tool is available for over 2,000 ATP Tour and Challenger Tour players as well as ATP coaches, touching on elite-level analysis throughout the professional game.
By providing insights into opponents’ trends, tactical patterns and real-time physical metrics, it enables players to perfect preparation, intermediate matching and enhance overall development. Read more about the platform here.
For 13-time ATP Tour champion and former world No. 2 Ruud, the value of the innovative platform is obvious.
“It’s really cool, how can you actually see it on the screen statistically,” Rud said of the platform. “It’s so cool that you can compare yourself to yourself and the rest of the tour.
“One thing you can have very clear is the opponent’s serve. I found using [the platform] Look at my opponents usually like to serve at stress points. If your intuition matches what the tennis IQ platform says about players, then I know I’ll love something and I’ll dive deeper into it. ”
