Both players won their first games in the Laver Cup. Who will be stronger in the head-to-head encounter? Ruud won three tournaments in a season and recently played in the US Open final, while Fritz lifted the trophy over his head twice in 2022. Casper Ruud will face Taylor Fritz as a part of the Laver Cup. The game will start on September 25 at 18:30.
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Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (-1.5) for Ruud – 1.86.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Games Over 20 – 1.71.
Ruud is in superb form and only a small number of players on the tour can stop him at the moment, which in principle could include Fritz. However, Taylor has been unstable of late, so we think we should still favour the Norwegian tennis player in this pairing.
Ruud is seen as the favourite, but Fritz is not so bad as to lose Ruud the match in two sets. We reckon that this will be a tight encounter, which will probably last for three sets.
Ruud has made remarkable progress in his game this season. Firstly, Casper has won three ATP trophies this year. He won the Buenos Aires, Geneva and Gstaad clay tournaments.
Secondly, Ruud played two Grand Slam finals this year, reaching the decider at Roland Garros and the US Open. In his only Laver Cup match so far, Ruud defeated Jack Sock in three sets (6-4, 5-7, 10-7).
Fritz has had one fight so far at the Laver Cup, in which he defeated Cameron Norrie (6-1, 4-6, 10-8) in three sets. The American, as a reminder, can boast two trophies he has won so far this season.
Earlier this year, he won the Indian Wells Masters, defeating Rafael Nadal (6-4, 7-6) in the final. Taylor then sealed victory at the Eastbourne grass-court tournament with a win over Maxime Cressy (6-2, 6-7, 7-6) in the deciding match.
Type of Court – Indoor Hard
Speed of Court – 8/10
Ruud’s Rating – 2
Casper Ruud Wins/Losses in 2022 – 45/16
Fritz’s Rating – 12
Taylor Fritz Wins/Losses in 2022 – 35/15
Casper and Taylor will play their first head-to-head match.
The match will be played at Center Court, The O2 Arena, London, United Kingdom.
We recommend checking out the odds for the Laver Cup: Ruud vs Fritz at 22bet and MelBet.