LiontipsRuud vs Bublik. Prediction and Betting Tips for ATP Paris (November 2, 2021).
Command Analysis
Casper Ruud continues fighting to get into the ATP Finals. Ruud is currently ranked 7th, but he has no room for error: if the Norwegian tennis player is eliminated in the first rounds of the Paris Masters, Hubert Hurkacz can overtake him.
Ruud came to Paris after a tournament in Vienna, where he reached the third round. After defeating Lloyd Harris (7-5, 7-6) and Lorenzo Sonego (7-5, 4-6, 6-4), Ruud lost to Jannik Sinner (5-7, 1-6).
Alexander Bublik hasn't been showing successful results for a while. It seems like he really wants the tour to be over, and has stated multiple times, that he no longer enjoys tennis. But he couldn't miss the Masters in Paris.
The Kazakhstani athlete has already passed one round of the tournament. In his opening match, Bublik got a hard-earned victory against Daniel Evans (2-6, 7-5, 7-5).
Trends
СтавкаTie-break - no
No tie-breaks were played in Bublik's last 4 matches.
Ставка1st set: total under 9.5 games
In 4 of Bublik's last 6 matches, no more than 9 games were played in the first set.
Tip and bets
Ruud has already defeated Bublik earlier this year on the clay courts of Madrid (7-5, 6-1). This was Ruud's second victory over the Kazakhstani tennis player; in 2019 Ruud beat Bublik in St. Petersburg on hard. Today, Ruud has more motivation and we believe he will get a confident victory here.
Our prediction - handicap (-3,5) games to Ruud
There was no fight in the previous head-to-head match. Bublik's attitude doesn't help him, and we predict another quick victory for the Norwegian.
Second prediction - total under 23,5 games
