Novak Djokovic and Casper Ruud will play each other in the Round Robin of the the Nitto ATP Finals for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Monday at 2:00 pm on Center Court. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Novak Djokovic who should win in 2 sets.
Novak Djokovic -> 1.138
Casper Ruud -> 6.1
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Prediction and head to head Novak Djokovic vs. Casper Ruud
This will be the 2nd time that Novak Djokovic and Casper Ruud clash against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they fought against each other, Djokovic won 7-5 6-3 in the semifinal in Rome back in 2020.
Highlights Novak Djokovic vs Casper Ruud – Rome 20-September-2020
Novak Djokovic
Currently world no. 1 Novak will start his run in the Nitto ATP Finals after he won the title in Paris after beating 4-6 6-3 6-3 Medvedev in the final.
Novak has an overall 48-6 win-loss record in 2021, 4-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
His best result of the season was winning the title in at the Australian Open where he beat Daniil Medvedev in the final 7-5 6-2 6-2 and in in Belgrade where he defeated Alex Molcan in the final 6-4 6-3 and in at the French Open where he overcame Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-7(6) 2-6 6-3 6-2 6-4 and in at the Wimbledon where he defeated Matteo Berrettini in the final 6-7(4) 6-4 6-4 6-3 and in in Paris where he defeated Daniil Medvedev in the final 4-6 6-3 6-3.
Talking about his overall career, Djokovic has an overall 1083-224 record. He has a positive 161-47 record on indoor hard courts.
Previously in the Nitto ATP Finals
Previously, he won this tournament 4 times in 2008, 2012, 2013 and 2015. See his history.
Casper Ruud
Ranked no. 8 (career-high), Ruud will start his run in the Nitto ATP Finals after he played his last match in Paris where he lost 7-5 6-4 to Zverev in the quarter on the 5th of November.
Casper has a composed 53-15 win-loss record in 2021, 7-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS)
.His best result of the year was winning the title in in Geneva where he beat Denis Shapovalov in the final 7-6(6) 6-4 and in in Bastad where he beat Federico Coria in the final 6-3 6-3 and in in Gstaad where he overcame Hugo Gaston in the final 6-3 6-2 and in in Kitzbuhel where he overcame Pedro Martinez Portero in the final 6-1 4-6 6-3 and in in San Diego where he beat Cameron Norrie in the final 6-0 6-2.
In terms of his career, The Norwegian has an overall 261-146 record. He has a positive 39-21 record on indoor hard courts.
Previously in the Nitto ATP Finals
Ruud has never competed in this tournament before.
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas (6-2) – H2H and prediction
- Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Alexander ZverevZverev (5-5) – H2H and prediction
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini (3-1) – H2H and prediction
- Andrey RublevRublev – Casper RuudRuud (4-0) – H2H and prediction
- Matteo BerrettiniBerrettini – Hubert HurkaczHurkacz (2-1) – H2H and prediction
- Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Andrey RublevRublev (4-4) – H2H and prediction