Ruud defeats Draper to lift Madrid Masters trophy

Casper ‘The Ice Man’ Ruud defeated Jack ‘The Power’ Draper 7-5, 3-6, 6-4 to win the 2025 Madrid Masters title.

The Norwegian’s title comes just weeks after he won the Bastide Médical UTS Nîmes, which was his first-ever UTS event victory and first clay-court title of the season.

“It feels great, it’s been a long time coming,” stated Ruud, during his on-court interview.

“It’s something, one really big goal, that I dreamed about since I was young, so it’s a great feeling to accomplish it. The way I did it today, I knew that Jack [Draper] had been playing incredible all year, and especially this tournament, so I knew that if I don’t bring my A+ game I would be whooped around the court.

“Luckily, I played really well and Jack has become an incredible player on everything surface, now, he’s won titles on every surface except from here [on clay], and he’s made the final here in Madrid. It’s an incredible year he’s having and this is a really good boost for me, and I hope that I can keep it going.”

As a result of the victory, Ruud will rise up seven spots to the world No 7 position.