Dusan Lajovic will face Casper Ruud in the 1/16 final of the Masters. The game will start on May 4 at 11:00 UK time.
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Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction One – Handicap (-5) for Ruud – 1.87.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction Two – Total Games Under 20.5 – 1.80.
Ruud has faced Lajovic three times. The Norwegian has won all his matches with a convincing win. He beat the Serb by five games on hard court and by six games on clay. It is unlikely that anything will change now.
In all three matches between Lajovic and Ruud, the minimum number of sets have been played. It is very likely that nothing much will change now.
Lajovic has not had the best start to the new season. The Serb has not had much success so far. Even on his favourite clay, Dusan’s performance has been average. As a result, he dropped to No. 77 in the world rankings.
Despite these setbacks, Lajovic has won three times in Madrid. He started from qualifying, where he took on Andrian Mannarino (6-4, 6-2) and Roberto Carballes Baena (6-3, 6-2). In the main draw, Dusan defeated Borna Coric (6:3, 4:6, 6:4).
Ruud has not only maintained his place in the top 10 of the ATP rankings but also climbed to number seven. The Norwegian has already won the Buenos Aires Open this season. Casper also played in the Masters final in Miami, where he lost (5-7, 4-6) to Carlos Alcaraz Garfia.
In Madrid, Ruud is defending last year’s semi-final. Then, the Scandinavian was stopped by Matteo Berrettini.
In 3 of Ruud’s last 5 matches, less than 9.5 games have been played in the first set. We offer to bet on “1st Set Games – Under 9.5” with the odds of 1.58.
Type of Court – Clay
Speed of Court – 6/10
Lajovic’s Rating – 77
Dusan Lajovic Wins/Losses in 2022 – 8/13
Ruud’s Rating – 7
Casper Ruud Wins/Losses in 2022 – 17/7
Who won the last meeting between these players?
Ruud was stronger than Lajovic in all three head-to-head encounters.
Where will this fixture be played?
The match will be played at Park Manzanares, Madrid, Spain.
Which bookmaker has the best odds for this game?
We recommend checking out the odds for Madrid Open at Vbet and William Hill.