Casper Ruud will face Hubert Hurkacz at the 2024 ATP Monte-Carlo tennis tournament in an upcoming match. Hurkacz could be a tired player in this match as he has been very active on the ATP Tour lately. His match against Ruud will be a round-of-sixteen match in the draw at the 2024 Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters in Monaco. Ruud, who is known for strong clay-court results, is priced at -225 (bet365) on the moneyline. My Ruud vs Hurkacz focuses on a +550 betting line that involves Ruud winning after some early struggles.
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Casper Ruud vs Hubert Hurkacz Head-to-Head Series
The Ruud vs Hurkacz h2h is 1-1. Both of their meetings are dated to the 2022 ATP season. Hurkacz won a hard-court match in Montreal while Ruud won a meeting at the French Open on clay. On rankings, there is some parity between these two as Hurkacz is the World No. 8 and Ruud is the World No. 10. On the year-to-date leaderboard, Hurkacz is having the 7th-best season so far while Ruud is right behind him at No. 8.
The Draw: Right-click/Open the link in a new tab for the draw for the 2024 Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters
Casper Ruud's Recent Matches and Results
Ruud had a bye through the first round. In the round of 32, he beat Alejandro Tabilo in straight sets 6-2, 6-4. Ruud posted good stats on his serve, going 7-2 on aces to double faults. Seven aces is a good total for a match that had just 18 games.
Clay is Ruud's best surface. Last week, he opened his clay court season in Estoril where he went 2-1. Previously, he won 12 matches in Miami, Indian Wells, Acapulco, and Los Cabos in the last month and a half combined. Ruud made the French Open final in each of the last two seasons. He has won nine tournaments on clay in his career overall.
Casper Ruud
Serving ability: No. 21/clay/last 52 weeks
Return-of-serve ability: No. 30/clay/last 52 weeks
Hubert Hurkacz's Recent Matches and Results
Hurkacz played on April 9th and April 10th in Monaco. He defeated Jack Draper in three sets and then won a tough match against Roberto Bautista Agut. This latter match had a line score of 7-5, 7-6. Hurkacz pitched a shutout on serve against RBA, posting 15 aces and hitting zero double faults in the match. His match against Draper also had a tiebreaker in the final set.
Hurkacz is coming off of a title from last week. He went 8-1 in the sets he played in Estoril, winning the title at the expense of Pedro Martinez. Hurkacz played on April 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th in Portugal. Having played this week on April 9th and 10th, he has only had one day off in the last seven.
Hubert Hurkacz
Serving ability: 3rd/clay/last 52 weeks
Return-of-serve ability: 84th/clay/last 52 weeks
Ruud vs Hurkacz Prediction: Ruud-prop +550
Hurkacz has to be a tired player at this point. Estoril was a short draw for him, with just the four matches to the title. However, he has had two tough matches to start the week in Monaco. Meanwhile, Ruud went out in the semifinals last week in Estoril. This week in Monaco, the Norwegian had a first-round bye. Also, his win over Tabilo was pretty efficient. If relative fatigue is a factor in this match, then it will in Ruud's favor.
I can't say I like Ruud that much at -225 for this match (bet365). Instead, I recommend dabbling on Ruud to win from behind at +550 (bet365). I think Hurkacz might have some energy early in the match but that it will fade.
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