LiontipsRuud vs Duckworth. ATP Montreal Match Prediction and Betting Tips
Command Analysis
Ruud has 17 wins and six losses on outdoor hard courts this season. Casper has played in the final twice on this surface - he reached the final at the tournament in Los Cabos and did the same at the competition in Acapulco. This year, the Norwegian can boast of two trophies won. On his specialty clay, he won titles in Barcelona and Geneva. Ruud now has 12 ATP trophies to his name.
Duckworth was stronger than Marcos Giron (6-4, 6-1) in the first round of the competition in Montreal. James hit three aces, converted four break points and lost one game on his serve in the match with the American. The Australian has 18 wins on open hard courts this season and ten losses. It is worth noting that Duckworth played in the final on this surface in April - he reached the decisive match at the Challenger in Shenzhen.
Trends
Bet Tie-break in the match - yes
That bet has played in 3 of Duckworth's last 5 matches
2.38Rate Set Result: 1>2
In 3 of Ruud's last 5 matches, events on the court have unfolded according to this scenario
2.17Tip and bets
Duckworth is a tough opponent on hard. We believe that James will be able to play on equal terms with Ruud, who last played on this surface in an official match in March. At the very least, the Australian is capable of getting a positive handicap.
Our prediction is Duckworth's victory with a handicap of (+5) 1.77 in BC Melbet
Bet on total
Duckworth has already played three matches on the Montreal courts. We think this will be a slight advantage for the Australian in the game against Ruud, who will play on an outdoor hard court for the first time in four months.
The second forecast is total over 21 games for odds of 1.94 in BC Fonbet
Bet on the first set
Four of Duckworth's last five matches have seen the first set go over 9.5 games, and we expect James' upcoming match against Ruud to start with a similarly high first set.
Forecast - total over 9.5 games in the first set for odds of 1.92
