Casper Ruud and Reilly Opelka will fight against each other in the semifinal of the Gonet Geneva Open for the 5th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 2:00 pm on CENTER COURT. 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 2 sets.
Casper Ruud -> 1.36
Reilly Opelka -> 3.38
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Prediction and head to head Casper Ruud vs. Reilly Opelka
This will be the 5th time that Casper Ruud and Reilly Opelka face off. The head to head is 3-1 for Ruud (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
The last time that they played each other, Ruud won 6-3 7-6(4) in the R in Boston back in 2021.
Highlights Casper Ruud vs Reilly Opelka – Boston 24-September-2021
Casper Ruud
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 39-16 | 12-8 | 14-5 | 13-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 51-25 | 21-9 | 24-7 | 5-8 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 37-23 | 12-12 | 22-8 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 51-22 | 18-8 | 25-7 | 7-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 57-17 | 16-6 | 28-5 | 11-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 8, the Norwegian got to the semifinal after defeating Benoit Paire 6-3 6-1 and Thanasi Kokkinakis 6-4 7-63.
In the quarter, Ruud had a good straight sets win against Kokkinakis (6-4 7-63). During the match, Ruud scored 69 points vs Kokkinakis’s 60. Casper was very aggressive to blast 38 winners.
Talking about the service games, Ruud scored just 1 ace throughout the encounter and he committed only 3 double faults. Casper Ruud was exceptionally effective on serve to win 90% (38/42) of his 1st serve and 52% (13/25) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Norwegian broke Kokkinakis once after converting 50% of his break points (1/2).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Ruud hasn’t conceded yet a set in this tournament to win 57% of the points he played.
Ruud has a solid match record in the last 8 years having won 65% of his matches (287-157). 13-5 on clay in 2022. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Ruud has an aggregate178-85 win-loss record in the last 8 years on clay.
His best result of the current year was winning the title in in Buenos Aires where he overcame Diego Sebastian Schwartzman in the final 5-7 6-2 6-3.
The Norwegian has a compiled 22-9 win-loss record in 2022, 13-5 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Geneva
Reilly Opelka
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33-28 | 14-11 | 5-6 | 7-6 | 7-5 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 8-10 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 3-1 | 3-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 21-15 | 10-7 | 6-5 | 4-0 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 21-23 | 14-11 | 6-4 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 18, Opelka got to the semifinal after defeating Christopher O Connell 6-3 7-5 and Tallon Griekspoor 6-4 3-6 6-3.
In the quarter, Opelka defeated Griekspoor (6-4 3-6 6-3). During the match Opelka scored 76 points vs Griekspoor’s 71. Opelka was extremely aggressive to blast 40 winners.
About the serving games, Opelka managed to score 14 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Reilly Opelka lost the serve twice and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Opelka put 64% of his first serves in, winning 85% (40/47) of the points behind his 1st serve and 46% (12/26) on the 2nd serve. Opelka broke Griekspoor 3 times after converting 43% of his break points (3/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The American has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
His best result of the year was winning the title in in Dallas where he defeated Jenson Brooksby in the final 7-6(5) 7-6(3) and in in Houston where he beat John Isner in the final 6-3 7-6(7).
Opelka has an aggregate 19-9 win-loss record in 2022, 6-3 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Geneva
Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2021. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Ruud | Opelka |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 4 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 39 | 49 |
| Pts | 125-93 | 149-128 |
| Total Points | 218 | 277 |
| Winners | 56 | 65 |
| %Winners | 45% | 44% |
Both Ruud and Opelka played 2 matches. At the moment, Reilly Opelka surrendered 1 set while Casper Ruud hasn’t dropped a set so far. Ruud has played 1 set(s) less than Opelka (4 vs 5). Therefore, Ruud played 10 games less than Opelka. Casper scored 56 winners (45% of the total points). On the other side, The American blasted 65 winners (44%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Ruud | Opelka |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 6 | 27 |
| Avg per match | 3 | 13.5 |
| 1st in | 71/115 | 77/127 |
| %1st in | 62% | 61% |
| 1st pts | 56/71 | 65/77 |
| %1st pts | 79% | 84% |
| 2nd pts | 27/44 | 30/50 |
| %2nd pts | 61% | 60% |
Ruud managed to score 6 aces (3 per match). Opelka bagged 27 aces (13.5 per match). Ruud won 79% points behind his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 61% of the points. On the other side, Opelka won 84% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 60% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Ruud | Opelka |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 6 | 6 |
| Converted | 6/12 | 6/16 |
| % Converted | 50% | 38% |
| Conceded | 4 | 5 |
| Saved | 3 | 3 |
| % Saved | 75% | 60% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 |
Casper broke his opponents 6 times with a 50% conversion rate. Ruud conceded his serve once and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded. Reilly broke his opponents 6 times with a 38% conversion rate. Reilly conceded his serve twice and he saved 60% of the break points that he conceded.
| Ruud | ||||
| R2 Paire | 1/4 Kokkinakis | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-1 | 6-4 7-63 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 23 | 39 | |
| pts | 56-33 | 69-60 | 125-93 | |
| Total points | 89 | 129 | 218 | |
| Winners | 18 | 38 | 56 | |
| %Winners | 32% | 55% | 45% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 5 | 1 | 6 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 29/48 | 42/67 | 71/115 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 63% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 18/29 | 38/42 | 56/71 | |
| % 1st pts | 62% | 90% | 79% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/19 | 13/25 | 27/44 | |
| % 2nd pts | 74% | 52% | 61% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 1 | 6 | |
| Converted | 5/10 | 1/2 | 6/12 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 2/2 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 100% | 75% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Opelka | ||||
| R2 O | 1/4 Griekspoor | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 7-5 | 6-4 3-6 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 28 | 49 | |
| pts | 73-57 | 76-71 | 149-128 | |
| Total points | 130 | 147 | 277 | |
| Winners | 25 | 40 | 65 | |
| %Winners | 34% | 53% | 44% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 13 | 14 | 27 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 30/54 | 47/73 | 77/127 | |
| % 1st in | 56% | 64% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 25/30 | 40/47 | 65/77 | |
| % 1st pts | 83% | 85% | 84% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/24 | 12/26 | 30/50 | |
| % 2nd pts | 75% | 46% | 60% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Converted | 3/9 | 3/7 | 6/16 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 43% | 38% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 4 | 5 | |
| Saved | 1/1 | 2/4 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 50% | 75% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
Tennis Scores in Geneva
- Joao SousaSousa – Ilya IvashkaIvashka (7-5 7-5) – See score progression
- Casper RuudRuud – Thanasi KokkinakisKokkinakis (6-4 7-63) – See score progression
- Reilly OpelkaOpelka – Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor (6-4 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Richard GasquetGasquet – Kamil MajchrzakMajchrzak (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Nikola Mektic/Mate PavicMektic/Mate Pavic – Romain Arneodo/Fabrice MartinArneodo/Fabrice Martin (6-75 6-2 10-5) – See score progression
- Joao SousaSousa – Ilya IvashkaIvashka (7-5 7-5) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Richard GasquetGasquet – Joao SousaSousa (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Reilly OpelkaOpelka – Casper RuudRuud (1-3) – H2H and prediction