Stan Wawrinka will play against Casper Ruud in the first round of the Vienna Open. The match will start on October 25 at 18:00.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #1 – Handicap (-3) for Ruud – 1.81.
Bookmaker Ratings: Prediction #2 – Total Games Under 24 – 1.64.
Ruud failed in the last tournament, but this was due to season-long fatigue. Now Casper is rested and it is time for him to get back on the winning track. We believe that Casper will easily defeat Stan in two sets.
Wawrinka is certainly a fine tennis player. More recently, Stan showed a good result on the Metz courts, where he reached the semi-finals of the competition. However, we believe that he is not ready to compete on equal terms with Ruud at the moment.
Wawrinka did not win a single match in Antwerp last week. Stan lost in the first round to Richard Gasquet (6-2, 6-7,4-6), failing to convert three match points at the end of the second set.
In Astana, Wawrinka also dropped out after the first round, losing to Adrian Mannarino (6-1, 2-6, 3-6). The former world #3 took the first set easily but eventually allowed his opponent to rally.
Wawrinka’s biggest breakthrough this season has been reaching the semi-finals in Metz. He sensationally defeated Daniil Medvedev (6-4, 6-7, 6-3) in the second round.
Before that, Wawrinka also had a series of bad results. Prior to the Metz tournament, he had dropped five times in a row after the first round.
Wawrinka has lost seven of his last eight first-round matches.
Ruud has been unimpressive of late as well. He has really stalled after his sensational reaching the final of the US Open.
In Seoul, Casper barely beat Nicolas Jarry (6-2, 3-6, 6-3) before losing to Yoshihito Nishioka (2-6, 6-3, 2-6).
In Tokyo, Ruud did not go a single round at all. World #3 lost immediately to Jaume Munar (3-6, 3-6).
Earlier this season, Ruud had only played one indoor match.
Ruud has won his last 16 matches in a row played in Switzerland.
Type of Court – Indoor Hard
Speed of Court – 8/10
Wawrinka’s Rating – 193
Stan Wawrinka Wins/Losses in 2022 – 8/14
Ruud’s Rating – 3
Casper Ruud Wins/Losses in 2022 – 48/19
In 4 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 odds of 2.05.
Stan and Casper will play their first head-to-head match.
The match will be played at Center Court, St. Jakobshalle, Basel, Switzerland.
We recommend checking out the odds for the 2022 Swiss Indoors Basel: Wawrinka vs Ruud at 1xBet.