Casper Ruud and Reilly Opelka will square off in the Round Robin of the the Laver Cup for the 4th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 1:00 pm on TD Garden. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Casper Ruud who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Casper Ruud is the pick to win this match.
Casper Ruud -> 1.84
Reilly Opelka -> 1.96
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Prediction and head to head Casper Ruud vs. Reilly Opelka
This will be the 4th time that Casper Ruud and Reilly Opelka play each other. The head to head is 2-1 for Ruud (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they squared off, Ruud won 6-7(5) 6-0 7-6(4) in the 2nd round in Cincinnati back in August 2021.
Casper Ruud
Ranked no. 10 (career-high), he will start his run in the Laver Cup after he played his last match in 1 where he beat 6-3 6-1 to Fayziev in the Rubber 4 on the 18th of September.
The Norwegian has an aggregate 42-12 win-loss record in 2021, 2-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
His best result of the current season was conquering the title in Geneva where he defeated Denis Shapovalov in the final 7-6(6) 6-4 and in in Bastad where he defeated Federico Coria in the final 6-3 6-3 and in Gstaad where he beat Hugo Gaston in the final 6-3 6-2 and in Kitzbuhel where he defeated Pedro Martinez Portero in the final 6-1 4-6 6-3.
Talking about his overall career, The Norwegian has an overall 250-143 record. He has a positive 34-19 record on indoor hard courts.
Previously in the Laver Cup
Casper has never competed in this tournament before.
Reilly Opelka
Ranked no. 19 (career-high), Reilly will start his run in the Laver Cup after he played his last match at the Us Open where he lost 6-7(6) 6-4 6-1 6-3 to Lloyd in the 4th round on the 6th of September.
The American has a composed 19-17 win-loss record in 2021, 0-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Reilly’s best result of the year was reaching the final in Toronto.
In terms of his career, Opelka has an overall 185-140 record. He has a positive 35-16 record on indoor hard courts.
Head 2 Head
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