Holger Rune vs Casper Ruud Tennis Prediction

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Rune is currently having his best ranking in his young career being at No. 7. The Danish player is 26-9 for the season including 12-2 on clay.

On his way to the semifinals he defeated Djokovic, ,Popyrin, Fognini and Flis and Fabio Fognini, both in straight sets.

Earlier this season, Rune won the title in Munich defeating Botic Van Den Zandschulp in a close match that went into the decisive tie-break.

This is Rune's second time playing in Rome after last year when he didn't pass the qualifiers.

Ruud is currently fourth in the ATP rankings, two spots shy from his career-high.

The Norwegian is 15-9 for the season and 10-3 on clay so far in the season. On his way to the semis, Rudd defeated Cerundolo, Djere, Bublik and Rindernech 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.

Key facts

• Ruud has won the previous 4 matches against Ruud
• Rune is 113-47 on clay
• Ruud is 203-96 on clay

This will be the fifth match between the two and Rune is still waiting for his first win over Ruud. They are both great players but the main difference is that Ruud already reached his prime while Rune is improving every single week. The 20-year-old Danish player is playing excellent and he defeated Novak Djokovic in the previous round. He simply does everything on the court and with his huge motive to finally defeat Ruud, Rune will win this one quite easily.

Value Bet

Holger Rune -3.5

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