Ruud d. Brooksby

Ruud beat Brooksby 6-3, 6-4 in the third round at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia - Rome. Ruud won 71 of 128 points (55%). Ruud hit 5 aces to 0 and won 86% of points behind the first serve (36/42) against 58% for Brooksby. The second serve told: 45% won for Ruud, 64% for Brooksby. Ruud converted 2 of 6 break points and saved 3 of 3 faced; Brooksby converted 0 of 3. The match was played on clay in Italy.