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The fourth seed Casper Ruud had a dominant start of the Italian Open and will go up against a familiar face in the third round. Bublik is also coming of solid performances in his first matches, which guarantees a good match on Sunday.
Prediction 1
Ruud -4.5
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Prediction 2
Over 20.5 games
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Casper Ruud vs Alexander Bublik – Match Predictions
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Casper Ruud is not having the best season after he won the hearts of tennis fans last year. However, the Norwegian is still one if the best players on the tour, especially on clay. Bublik is more keen of hard surfaces and will have a tough time going against Ruud.
Casper Ruud -4.5
Ruud is coming off a dominant performance in the previous match and will try to build the momentum against Bublik as well. The fourth seed has been defeating Bublik pretty easy in the past and that will be the case this time as well. Ruud moves very well on clay which cannot be said about the player for Kazakhstan which will lead to Rudd’s win covering the -4.5 games spread.
Over 20.5 games
Despite the fact that Ruud is by far the better player in this match, it is a fact that Bublik has one of the best serves on the tour. He lacks consistency and that will not give him a chance to win this match, but if he serves well as he does most of the time, Bublik will stay long in this match and it will go over 20.5 games.
Casper Ruud vs Alexander Bublik Preview
Ruud is one of the top seeds in the tournament which makes him a player to watch. Bublik is still maturing and he will have a tough task against Rudd after getting to the third round pretty easily.
Casper Ruud
Ruud is currently fourth in the ATP rankings, two spots shy from his career-high. The 24-year-old is 12-9 for the season and 7-3 on clay so far in the season. Ruud started strong in his first match in Rome defeating Arthur Rindernech by 6-4, 6-0. Ruud already won one tournament this season, defeating Miomir Kecmanovic in the final in Estoril. Previously in Rome, he has made it to the semifinals twice, losing to Novak Djokovic in both occasions in 2020 and 2022.
Alexander Bublik
Bublik is ranked at 49th spot in the ATP rankings, and his career-best has been at No. 30. The 25-year-old is 11-17 for the season and 5-4 on clay. In the previous two rounds in Rome he went past Pedro Martinez and Ben Shelton.
Casper Ruud vs Alexander Bublik Head to Head
Ruud leads the all-time series 4-1 against Bublik. Only one of those matches was on clay court, in Madrid in 2021, where Ruud won 7-6, 6-1. Their last meeting was last year in Miami and Ruud won that one 6-3, 6-2.
Casper Ruud vs Alexander Bublik Match Details
- Date and Time: The match will start on Sunday, May 14 (to be determined)
- Venue: The match will be played on (to be determined)
- Where to watch the match in UK? This match will be available on Amazon Prime for fans in the United Kingdom
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