Casper Ruud and Marin Cilic will square off in the semifinal of the French Open for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 5:30 pm on Court PHILIPPE-CHATRIER. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Casper Ruud who should win in 5 sets.
As per the initial odds, Casper Ruud is the pick to win this match.
Casper Ruud -> 1.59
Marin Cilic -> 2.55
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Prediction and head to head Casper Ruud vs. Marin Cilic
This will be the 3rd time that Casper Ruud and Marin Cilic face off. The head to head is 2-0 for Ruud (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on clay.
The last time that they played, Ruud won 6-3 3-6 6-3 in the 2nd round in Toronto back in 2021.
Casper Ruud
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 40-10 | 17-5 | 21-5 | 1-0 | 1-0 | 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 |
| 2020 | 22-13 | 4-5 | 17-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 8, Casper reached the semifinal after beating Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-76 7-64 6-2 7-60, Emil Ruusuvuori 6-3 6-4 6-2, Lorenzo Sonego 6-2 6-73 1-6 6-4 6-3, Hubert Hurkacz 6-2 6-3 3-6 6-3 and Holger Vitus Nodskov Rune 6-1 4-6 7-62 6-3.
In the quarter, Ruud defeated Vitus Nodskov Rune (6-1 4-6 7-62 6-3). During the match, Ruud scored 144 points vs Vitus Nodskov Rune’s 117. Ruud was very aggressive to blast 63 winners.
Talking about the service games, Ruud bagged 13 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Casper Ruud lost the serve 3 times and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Ruud put 68% of his first serves in, winning 79% (63/80) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (19/38) on the 2nd serve. Ruud broke Vitus Nodskov Rune 5 times after converting 29% of his break points (5/17).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Ruud has surrendered 5 set in this event to conquer 55% of the points he played.
Ruud has a solid match record in the last 8 years having won 65% of his matches (294-157). 20-5 on clay in 2022. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Ruud has an aggregate185-85 record in the last 8 years on clay.
His best result of the year was winning the title in in Buenos Aires where he beat Diego Sebastian Schwartzman in the final 5-7 6-2 6-3 and in in Geneva where he overcame Joao Sousa in the final 7-6(3) 4-6 7-6(1).
Ruud has an aggregate 29-9 win-loss record in 2022, 20-5 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the French Open
Marin Cilic
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 1-1 | 1-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 32-21 | 16-10 | 9-5 | 4-5 | 3-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 33-23 | 6-9 | 5-5 | 13-7 | 9-2 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 14-12 | 7-5 | 2-2 | 5-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 23, the Croatian got to the semifinal after beating Attila Balazs 6-0 6-1 6-2, Marton Fucsovics 4-6 6-4 6-2 6-3, Gilles Simon 6-0 6-3 6-2, Daniil Medvedev 6-2 6-3 6-2 and Andrey Rublev 5-7 6-3 6-4 3-6 7-62.
In the quarter, Marin had a tough win against Rublev to overcome his opponent only in 5 sets (5-7 6-3 6-4 3-6 7-62). During the match Cilic scored 175 points vs Rublev’s 170. The Croatian was very aggressive to blast 79 winners.
Talking about serving, Cilic overpowered his opponent with 33 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Marin Cilic was extremely effective on serve to win 74% (79/107) of his 1st serve and 56% (44/79) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Cilic broke Rublev twice after converting 29% of his break points (2/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Marin has conceded 3 set in the tournament to win 57% of the points he played.
Marin’s best result of the season was reaching the semifinal in Adelaide.
The Croatian has an aggregate 18-11 win-loss record in 2022, 9-4 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously at the French Open
Previously, his best result was reaching the quarter in 2017 and 2018. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Ruud | Cilic |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 5 | 5 |
| Tot Set | 20 | 18 |
| Tot Games | 195 | 159 |
| Pts | 657-546 | 562-429 |
| Total Points | 1203 | 991 |
| Winners | 294 | 221 |
| %Winners | 45% | 39% |
Both Ruud and Cilic played 5 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Casper Ruud surrendered 5 sets, while Marin Cilic surrendered 3 sets. Ruud has played 2 sets more than Cilic (20 vs 18). Therefore, Ruud played 36 games more than Cilic. Ruud scored 294 winners (45% of the total points). On the other side, The Croatian recorded 221 winners (39%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Ruud | Cilic |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 36 | 69 |
| Avg per match | 7.2 | 13.8 |
| 1st in | 398/576 | 287/498 |
| %1st in | 69% | 58% |
| 1st pts | 294/398 | 221/287 |
| %1st pts | 74% | 77% |
| 2nd pts | 107/178 | 124/211 |
| %2nd pts | 60% | 59% |
Ruud bagged 36 aces (7.2 per match). Cilic fired 69 aces (13.8 per match). Ruud won 74% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 60% of the points. On the other side, Cilic won 77% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 59% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Ruud | Cilic |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 24 | 28 |
| Converted | 24/61 | 28/50 |
| % Converted | 39% | 56% |
| Conceded | 26 | 20 |
| Saved | 15 | 14 |
| % Saved | 58% | 70% |
| Times Broken | 11 | 6 |
Casper broke his opponents 24 times with a 39% conversion rate. The Norwegian lost his serve 11 times and he saved 58% of the break points that he conceded. Marin broke his opponents 28 times with a 56% conversion rate. Marin conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 70% of the break points that he conceded.
| Ruud | |||||||
| R1 Tsonga |
R2 Ruusuvuori |
R3 Sonego |
R4 Hurkacz |
1/4 Vitus Nodskov Rune |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-76 7-64 6-2 7-60 | 6-3 6-4 6-2 | 6-2 6-73 1-6 6-4 6-3 | 6-2 6-3 3-6 6-3 | 6-1 4-6 7-62 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | |
| Tot Games | 47 | 27 | 47 | 35 | 39 | 195 | |
| pts | 162-134 | 100-77 | 138-123 | 113-95 | 144-117 | 657-546 | |
| Total points | 296 | 177 | 261 | 208 | 261 | 1203 | |
| Winners | 77 | 46 | 66 | 42 | 63 | 294 | |
| %Winners | 48% | 46% | 48% | 37% | 44% | 45% | |
| SERVE | |||||||
| Aces | 7 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 36 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 102/142 | 67/90 | 90/129 | 59/97 | 80/118 | 398/576 | |
| % 1st in | 72% | 74% | 70% | 61% | 68% | 69% | |
| 1st pts | 77/102 | 46/67 | 66/90 | 42/59 | 63/80 | 294/398 | |
| % 1st pts | 75% | 69% | 73% | 71% | 79% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 23/40 | 16/23 | 25/39 | 24/38 | 19/38 | 107/178 | |
| % 2nd pts | 58% | 70% | 64% | 63% | 50% | 60% | |
| Breaks | |||||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 24 | |
| Converted | 4/10 | 4/15 | 5/9 | 6/10 | 5/17 | 24/61 | |
| Converted % | 40% | 27% | 56% | 60% | 29% | 39% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 26 | |
| Saved | 5/7 | 4/4 | 1/4 | 2/5 | 3/6 | 15 | |
| Saved % | 71% | 100% | 25% | 40% | 50% | 57% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |
| Cilic | |||||||
| R1 Balazs |
R2 Fucsovics |
R3 Simon |
R4 Medvedev |
1/4 Rublev |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-0 6-1 6-2 | 4-6 6-4 6-2 6-3 | 6-0 6-3 6-2 | 6-2 6-3 6-2 | 5-7 6-3 6-4 3-6 7-62 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 18 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 37 | 23 | 25 | 53 | 159 | |
| pts | 83-41 | 132-105 | 87-53 | 85-60 | 175-170 | 562-429 | |
| Total points | 124 | 237 | 140 | 145 | 345 | 991 | |
| Winners | 30 | 51 | 26 | 35 | 79 | 221 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 39% | 30% | 41% | 45% | 39% | |
| SERVE | |||||||
| Aces | 11 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 33 | 69 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | |
| 1st in | 38/57 | 66/119 | 37/66 | 39/70 | 107/186 | 287/498 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 55% | 56% | 56% | 58% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 30/38 | 51/66 | 26/37 | 35/39 | 79/107 | 221/287 | |
| % 1st pts | 79% | 77% | 70% | 90% | 74% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/19 | 32/53 | 17/29 | 18/31 | 44/79 | 124/211 | |
| % 2nd pts | 68% | 60% | 59% | 58% | 56% | 59% | |
| Breaks | |||||||
| Won | 8 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 28 | |
| Converted | 8/12 | 5/11 | 8/13 | 5/7 | 2/7 | 28/50 | |
| Converted % | 67% | 45% | 62% | 71% | 29% | 56% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 20 | |
| Saved | 1/1 | 7/9 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 6/8 | 14 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 78% | 0% | – | 75% | 51% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLLL Tennis Scores – French Open
- Casper RuudRuud – Holger Vitus Nodskov RuneVitus Nodskov Rune (6-1 4-6 7-62 6-3) – See score progression
- Marin CilicCilic – Andrey RublevRublev (5-7 6-3 6-4 3-6 7-62) – See score progression
- Rafael NadalNadal – Novak DjokovicDjokovic (6-2 4-6 6-2 7-64) – See score progression
- Alexander ZverevZverev – Carlos AlcarazAlcaraz (6-4 6-4 4-6 7-67) – See score progression
- Ivan Dodig/Austin KrajicekDodig/Austin Krajicek – Rajeev Ram/Joe SalisburyRam/Joe Salisbury (3-6 7-69 7-610) – See score progression
- Marcel Granollers/Horacio ZeballosGranollers/Horacio Zeballos – Wesley Koolhof/Neal SkupskiKoolhof/Neal Skupski (3-6 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Rohan Bopanna/Matwe MiddelkoopBopanna/Matwe Middelkoop – Lloyd Glasspool/Harri HeliovaaraGlasspool/Harri Heliovaara (4-6 6-4 7-63) – See score progression
- Marcelo Arevalo/Jean-Julien RojerArevalo/Jean-Julien Rojer – Rafael Matos/David Vega HernandezMatos/David Vega Hernandez (7-66 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Rafael NadalNadal – Alexander ZverevZverev (6-3) – H2H and prediction
- Casper RuudRuud – Marin CilicCilic (2-0) – H2H and prediction
