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Match Details
Fixture: (6) Casper Ruud vs Francisco Cerundolo
Date: July 31, 2024
Tournament: Paris Olympics 2024
Round: Third Round (Round of 16)
Venue: Stade Roland Garros
Category: Olympics
Surface: Clay
Live Telecast: NBC, Peacock (USA) | Eurosport, Discovery+, BBC iPlayer (UK) | CBC Gem, Radio Canada, Tou.tv (Canada) | JioCinema, Sports18 (India)
Casper Ruud vs Francisco Cerundolo preview
Ruud of Norway and Ceundolo of Argentina in the third round of the 2024 Paris Olympics men's singles event on Wednesday, July 31.
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Ruud's campaign in Paris began with a straight-set win over Japan's Taro Daniel. He started shakily against Daniel as the latter broke his serve in the first game. However, he bounced back by converting two break points and took the set.
He carried on with the same momentum in the second set and broke Daniel twice more to complete a 7-5, 6-1 victory in an hour and 29 minutes.
In the second round, Ruud found himself on the back foot again as his Italian opponent Andrea Vavassori claimed the opening set. He then mounted a comeback by taking the second and third sets with one break each to win 4-6, 6-4, 6-3.
Cerundolo downed Marcelo Tomas Barrios Vera, the World No. 165 from Chile, in straight sets to start his campaign. He was broken twice but managed to convert seven break points on Vera's serve to earn a 6-2, 6-1 win at Roland Garros.
The Argentinian met France's Ugo Humbert in the second round and was made to toil hard. Their match extended to three sets over the course of two hours and 46 minutes.
Both Cerundolo and Humbert showed discipline in their tennis as the match saw only four break points, out of which three went the former's way to help him complete the match at 7-5, 6-7(5), 7-5.
Casper Ruud vs Francisco Cerundolo head-to-head
Ruud and Cerundolo have met each other on the tour five times with the head-to-head record standing at 3-2 in the latter's favor. Their most recent encounter came in the second round of the 2023 Paris Masters, where the Argentine won 7-5, 6-4.
Casper Ruud vs Francisco Cerundolo odds
All odds sourced from BETMGM.
Casper Ruud vs Francisco Cerundolo prediction
Even though Ruud finds himself behind Cerundolo in the head-to-head, he has performed better than the Argentinian on the clay this season. He has a win-loss record of 24-6 on dirt against Cerundolo's 21-12.
Furthermore, the Norwegian's two titles for the season have come on dirt as he triumphed at the Barcelona Open and Geneva Open, also reaching the finals in Monte Carlo, Acapulco, and Los Cabos.
Cerundolo has entered the 2024 Paris Olympics men's singles draw on the back of a title win at the Croatia Open played on clay but Ruud carries more under his belt to be the favorite in the third-round matchup on Wednesday.
Pick: Casper Ruud to win in three sets.
