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Ruud - Auger-Aliassime. ATP Cincinnati match betting tip
Ruud and Auger-Aliassime will meet in the second round of the tournament in Cincinnati on August 16. Ruud has noticeably improved his game on open hard courts, which are not his specialty, over the past year. This season, Casper played in two finals on hard courts - in Los Cabos and Acapulco. Is the Dane ready to demonstrate his full potential on the courts of Cincinnati? - read our betting tip
Command Analysis
Casper Ruud
NorwayCurrent form
Ruud took part in a tournament in Montreal last week. In that competition, Casper managed to beat James Duckworth at the start, but then he was unable to play in the third round match against Sebastian Korda due to illness. In the last ten matches, the Norwegian has won five.
Professional qualities
Ruud is considered a clay court specialist, but Casper has improved his game significantly on faster surfaces over the past year. We are not talking about grass, but the Dane has started to get some things right on hard. As evidence of this, there are two finals played on this surface this season, in Los Cabos and Acapulco.
Current indicators in the tour
Ruud is ranked eighth in the world. His highest position is second place. This season, Casper has won two trophies. On clay, his specialty, he won in Barcelona, where he beat Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final. And he won the competition in Geneva - here, in the decisive match, he was stronger than Tomas Machac. The Norwegian now has 12 ATP trophies.
Interesting facts for betting
Ruud has won seven of his last ten matches on outdoor hard courts.
Felix Auger Aliassime
CanadaCurrent form
Auger-Aliassime beat Aleksandar Kovacevic (6-3, 6-1) in the first round of the competition in Cincinnati. Felix hit two aces, converted five break points and lost one game on his serve in the match against the American. For the Canadian, this was his sixth victory in his last ten matches.
Professional qualities
Auger-Aliassime is weak in the baseline. His strengths are his powerful forehand and a good first serve. It is thanks to these components of his game that Felix still holds on in the top 20 of the world rankings.
Current indicators in the tour
Auger-Aliassime has played in one final this season. He reached the decisive match at the Masters in Madrid, where he lost to Andrey Rublev. Felix also has a pretty good result this year, which he showed at the Olympics in Paris, where the Canadian managed to reach the match for the bronze medal.
Interesting facts for betting
Auger-Aliassime has not reached beyond the third round of any tournament on open hard courts this season.
Trends
Rate Set Result: 1>2
In 3 of Ruud's last 5 matches, events on the court have unfolded according to this scenario
2.35Bet Tie-break in the match - yes
This bet has played in 3 of Auger-Aliassime's previous 5 matches
1.83Tip and bets
Ruud has improved his game on outdoor hard courts significantly over the past year. This season, Casper has played in two finals on hard courts - in Los Cabos and Acapulco. We believe that all the prerequisites for the Norwegian to play successfully in Cincinnati are in place.
Our prediction is Ruud's victory at odds of 2.18
Bet on total
Ruud and Auger-Aliassime have met eight times in their careers. Their last face-to-face encounter was played this season and ended in three sets. Most likely, the upcoming face-to-face match between them will be played in a similar style.
The second betting tip is total over 23 games for odds of 1.93
Bet on the first set
Four of Auger-Aliassime's last five matches have seen the first set go to fewer than 9.5 games. Felix's upcoming match against Ruud is also likely to start with a low first set.
Betting Tip - total under 9.5 games in the first set for odds of 2.11
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