{"id":123951,"date":"2025-09-09T00:09:08","date_gmt":"2025-09-09T00:09:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/123951\/"},"modified":"2025-09-09T00:09:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-09T00:09:08","slug":"how-casper-ruud-used-atp-tennis-iq-powered-by-pif-to-plot-his-madrid-final-victory-atp-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/123951\/","title":{"rendered":"How Casper Ruud used ATP Tennis IQ Powered by PIF to plot his Madrid final victory | ATP Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>        ATP Tour<br \/>\n    How Casper Ruud used ATP Tennis IQ Powered by PIF to plot his Madrid final victory<\/p>\n<p>Watch the former World No. 2 talk about this revolutionary platform that&#8217;s redefining the sport<\/p>\n<p>September 08, 2025<\/p>\n<p>            <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/updated-ruud-tennis-iq-september-2025.jpg\" alt=\"Casper Ruud uses ATP Tennis IQ powered by PIF to gain key insight into his opponent's tactical tendencies.\"\/><\/p>\n<p>ATP Tour<\/p>\n<p>        Casper Ruud uses ATP Tennis IQ powered by PIF to gain key insight into his opponent&#8217;s tactical tendencies.<br \/>\n        By ATP Staff<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s no secret that top ATP Tour players lean on data and statistical analysis to unlock marginal gains, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/players\/casper-ruud\/rh16\/overview\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Casper Ruud<\/a> did exactly that to claim the biggest title of his career at the ATP Masters 1000 in Madrid in May.<\/p>\n<p>Ahead of his championship-match clash with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/players\/jack-draper\/d0co\/overview\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jack Draper<\/a>, the Norwegian turned to ATP Tennis IQ powered by PIF, using the platform to study his opponent&#8217;s game and spot recurring patterns in his clay-court play. By digging into Draper\u2019s tactical tendencies, Ruud arrived on court with a clear plan and the confidence to execute it under pressure.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHis typical left-handed approach to the clay game is penetrating your opponent&#8217;s backhand with [the] forehand,\u201d Ruud said of Draper. \u201cI tried to cover it as good as I can. That was something I really thought about going into the match. I think I was ready for it, which was really important.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Watch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/players\/casper-ruud\/rh16\/overview\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Casper Ruud<\/a> explain how he uses ATP Tennis IQ powered by PIF<\/p>\n<p>ATP Tennis IQ powered by PIF is an enhanced performance-analytics platform that delivers richer match data, advanced scouting, video breakdowns, and wearable integration, all in real-time. The tool is now available to more than 2,000 ATP Tour and Challenger Tour players, as well as ATP coaches, bringing elite-level analysis within reach across the professional game.<\/p>\n<p>By providing insights into opponents\u2019 tendencies, tactical patterns, and real-time physical metrics, it empowers players to refine preparation, adapt strategy mid-match, and elevate overall development. <a rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/news\/atp-pif-tennis-iq-2025-announcement\" target=\"_blank\">Read more about the platform here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.atptour.com\/en\/news\/it-all-adds-up-hub\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"It All Adds Up\" style=\"width:100%;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/1757376548_84_it-all-adds-up-banner.jpg\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For 13-time ATP Tour champion and former World No. 2 Ruud, the value of the innovative platform is clear.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s really cool how you can actually see it on a screen, statistic-wise,\u201d Ruud said of the platform. \u201cIt\u2019s really cool that you can compare yourself to yourself, and also the rest of the Tour.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe one thing you can have a really clear vision of is your opponent&#8217;s serve. I find it helpful using [the platform] to see where my opponents typically like to serve on pressure points. If your gut feeling matches what the Tennis IQ platform says about a player, then I know I\u2019m onto something and I will dive deeper.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ATP Tour How Casper Ruud used ATP Tennis IQ Powered by PIF to plot his Madrid final victory&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":123952,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38],"tags":[101,118,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-123951","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tennis","8":"tag-sports","9":"tag-tennis","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123951","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=123951"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123951\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/123952"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=123951"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=123951"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=123951"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}