Dominic Thiem and Casper Ruud will square off in the 3rd round of the French Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 11 am on Court Philippe CHATRIER. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and the prediction.
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The pick for Tennis Tonic is Dominic Thiem who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Dominic Thiem is the pick to win this match.
Dominic Thiem -> 1.172
Casper Ruud -> 5.6
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Prediction and head to head Dominic Thiem vs. Casper Ruud
There is no head to head record between Dominic Thiem and Casper Ruud since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Dominic Thiem
Ranked no. 3 (career high), the Austrian got to the 3rd round after defeating Marin Cilic 6-4 6-3 6-3 and Jack Sock 6-1 6-3 7-66.
In the 2nd round, Thiem had a good straight sets win against Sock (6-1 6-3 7-66). During the match Thiem scored 108 points vs Sock’s 87. Thiem was very aggressive to blast 45 winners.
Talking about the service games, Thiem scored 8 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Dominic Thiem lost the serve twice and he saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Thiem put 70% of his first serves in, winning 67% (45/67) of the points behind his 1st serve and 66% (19/29) on the 2nd serve. Dominic broke Sock 6 times after converting 75% of his break points (6/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Dominic hasn’t lost yet a set in this tournament to win 56% of the points he played.
Thiem has a solid win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 67% of his matches (417-206). 4-1 on clay in 2020. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Thiem has a 226-72 record in the last years on clay.
His best result of the current year was winning the title in at the U.S. Open where he overcame Alexander Zverev in the final 2-6 4-6 6-4 6-3 7-6(6).
Thiem has a 18-5 win-loss record in 2020, 4-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the French Open
The Austrian lost in the final to Rafael Nadal.
Casper Ruud
Ranked no. 25 (career high), Ruud reached the 3rd round after defeating Yuichi Sugita 6-1 6-3 6-1 and Tommy Paul 6-1 1-6 6-3 1-6 6-3.
In the 2nd round, Ruud had a tough win against Paul to overcome his opponent only in 5 sets (6-1 1-6 6-3 1-6 6-3). During the match Ruud scored 123 points vs Paul’s 115. Ruud was very aggressive to blast 54 winners.
Talking about serving, Ruud blasted 3 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Casper Ruud was extremely efficent on serve to win 71% (54/76) of his 1st serve and 58% (25/43) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve 4 times. Casper broke Paul 4 times after converting 40% of his break points (4/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Norwegian has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 56% of the points he played.
His best result of the current year was conquering the title in Buenos Aires where he overcame Pedro Sousa in the final 6-1 6-4.
Casper has a 22-9 win-loss record in 2020, 17-4 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Last year at the French Open
Ruud lost in the 3rd round to Roger Federer.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Thiem | Ruud |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 57 | 62 |
| Pts | 201-160 | 217-168 |
| Total Points | 361 | 385 |
| Winners | 82 | 84 |
| %Winners | 41% | 39% |
Both Thiem and Ruud played 2 matches. At the moment, Casper Ruud surrendered 2 sets while Dominic Thiem hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Thiem has played 2 set(s) less than Ruud (6 vs 8). Therefore, Thiem played 5 games less than Ruud. The Austrian scored 82 winners (41% of the total points). On the other side, The Norwegian blasted 84 winners (39%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Thiem | Ruud |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 11 | 5 |
| Avg per match | 5.5 | 2.5 |
| 1st in | 120/174 | 120/184 |
| %1st in | 69% | 65% |
| 1st pts | 82/120 | 84/120 |
| %1st pts | 68% | 70% |
| 2nd pts | 35/54 | 43/64 |
| %2nd pts | 65% | 67% |
Thiem blasted 11 aces (5.5 per match). Ruud recorded 5 aces (2.5 per match). Thiem won 68% points behind his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 65% of the points. On the other side, Ruud won 70% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 67% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Thiem | Ruud |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 12 | 11 |
| Converted | 12/21 | 11/26 |
| % Converted | 57% | 42% |
| Conceded | 10 | 12 |
| Saved | 6 | 7 |
| % Saved | 60% | 58% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 5 |
Thiem broke his opponents 12 times with a 57% conversion rate. The Austrian lost his serve 4 times and he saved 60% of the break points that he conceded. Casper broke his opponents 11 times with a 42% conversion rate. The Norwegian conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 58% of the break points that he conceded.
| Thiem | ||||
| R1 Cilic |
R2 Sock |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-3 6-3 | 6-1 6-3 7-66 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 28 | 29 | 57 | |
| pts | 93-73 | 108-87 | 201-160 | |
| Total points | 166 | 195 | 361 | |
| Winners | 37 | 45 | 82 | |
| %Winners | 40% | 42% | 41% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 3 | 8 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 53/78 | 67/96 | 120/174 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 70% | 69% | |
| 1st pts | 37/53 | 45/67 | 82/120 | |
| % 1st pts | 70% | 67% | 68% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/25 | 19/29 | 35/54 | |
| % 2nd pts | 64% | 66% | 65% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 6 | 6 | 12 | |
| Converted | 6/13 | 6/8 | 12/21 | |
| Converted % | 46% | 75% | 57% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 3 | 10 | |
| Saved | 5/7 | 1/3 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 71% | 33% | 52% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Ruud | ||||
| R1 Sugita |
R2 Paul |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-3 6-1 | 6-1 1-6 6-3 1-6 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 39 | 62 | |
| pts | 94-53 | 123-115 | 217-168 | |
| Total points | 147 | 238 | 385 | |
| Winners | 30 | 54 | 84 | |
| %Winners | 32% | 44% | 39% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 3 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 44/65 | 76/119 | 120/184 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 64% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 30/44 | 54/76 | 84/120 | |
| % 1st pts | 68% | 71% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/21 | 25/43 | 43/64 | |
| % 2nd pts | 86% | 58% | 67% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 7 | 4 | 11 | |
| Converted | 7/16 | 4/10 | 11/26 | |
| Converted % | 44% | 40% | 42% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 9 | 12 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 5/9 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 56% | 62% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
Head 2 Head
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- Christian GarinGarin – Marc PolmansPolmans (6-75 6-2 7-63 6-4) – See score progression
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- Sebastian KordaKorda – John IsnerIsner (6-4 6-4 2-6 6-4) – See score progression
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- Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz – Radu AlbotAlbot (6-3 6-2 6-4) – See score progression
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- Lorenzo SonegoSonego – Alexander BublikBublik (7-68 6-1 7-5) – See score progression
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Upcoming matches in the draw
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- Lloyd HarrisHarris – Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Dusan LajovicLajovic – Kevin AndersonAnderson (0-2) – H2H and prediction
- Alejandro Davidovich FokinaDavidovich Fokina – Andrey RublevRublev (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Denis ShapovalovShapovalov – Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Nikola MilojevicMilojevic – Aljaz BedeneBedene (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Pablo CuevasCuevas – Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas (0-3) – H2H and prediction
- Christian GarinGarin – Karen KhachanovKhachanov (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Marton FucsovicsFucsovics – Thiago Moura MonteiroMoura Monteiro (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Lorenzo SonegoSonego – Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz (0-2) – H2H and prediction
- Norbert GombosGombos – Diego Sebastian SchwartzmanSebastian Schwartzman (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Stan WawrinkaWawrinka – Hugo GastonGaston (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Casper RuudRuud – Dominic ThiemThiem (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Marco CecchinatoCecchinato (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Federico CoriaCoria – Jannik SinnerSinner (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Pedro Martinez PorteroMartinez Portero – Sebastian KordaKorda (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Stefano TravagliaTravaglia – Rafael NadalNadal (0-0) – H2H and prediction
