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Match Details
Fixture: Casper Ruud vs Francisco Cerundolo
Date: September 20, 2024
Tournament: Laver Cup 2024
Venue: Uber Arena, Berlin
Surface: Hard
Prize money: $2,250,000
Live telecast: USA - Tennis Channel | Canada - TSN
Casper Ruud vs Francisco Cerundolo preview
The 2024 Laver Cup will be underway with a match between Casper Ruud of Team Europe and Francisco Cerundolo of Team World. Ruud has been in good form in 2024, as his record of 48-16 suggests. The Norwegian last played at the Davis Cup against Portugal, where he won his singles match against Jaime Faria to win the tie for his country.
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The World No. 9 has won two clay-court titles in 2024, winning in Barcelona, and Geneva. The former World No. 2 fared well on hard courts as well, reaching the finals of the Los Cabos Open and Acapulco Open. He lost the two finals to Jordan Thompson and Alex de Minaur. At the Laver Cup, the Norwegian has a 3-0 record, winning all his previous singles matches.
Francisco Cerundolo has a 27-25 record in 2024, winning one title at the Croatia Open in Umag. The Argentine last played at the Davis Cup where he helped Argentina qualify for the knockout phase slated to take place in November. The Argentine won his ties against Jack Draper of Great Britain and Otto Virtanen of Finland but lost his match against Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada.
On the hard courts, the World No. 31 has not fared well in 2024. He has not won more than one match at any of the hard-court events he has played in the season. At both the hard-court Majors, the Argentine had second-round exits, losing to Fabian Marozsan at the Australian Open, and to Tomas Martin Etcheverry at the US Open. Cerundolo has a 1-0 record at the Laver Cup, winning his only singles tie last year.
Casper Ruud vs Francisco Cerundolo head-to-head
The head-to-head between the two players is tied at 3-3, with the Norwegian winning the last encounter at the Paris Olympics.
Casper Ruud vs Francisco Cerundolo odds
(Odds will be updated once available)
Casper Ruud vs Francisco Cerundolo prediction
After clay, hard courts have been the second-best surface for Casper Ruud in his career. He has a 59 percent win ratio on the surface, reaching six finals including the 2022 US Open. His solitary hard-court title came at the 2021 San Diego Open, where he defeated Cameron Norrie in the final.
Francisco Cerundolo has not succeded on hard courts yet in his career. He ie yet to reach a final on the surface, and all his three career titles have come on clay and grass.
On hard courts, the head-to-head is tied at 1-1 between Ruud and Cerundolo. However, given the hard-court prowess of both players, Ruud will be the favorite to win the match.
Pick: Ruud to win in straight sets.
