ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Casper Ruud, Ben Shelton, Marcos Giron and Roberto Bautista Agut are going to compete on Wednesday at the Western & Southern Open on Porsche Court.
Casper Ruud vs. Ben Shelton
Head to head 0-0
Casper Ruud will take on Ben Shelton in the 2nd round for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 3:00 pm on Porsche Court.
Casper Ruud: ranking and results
Ranked no. 5 (career high), Casper will start his run in Cincinnati after he played his last match in Davis Cup, Qualifiers, 1R, NOR KAZ 1 where he lost to Bublik in the Rubber 4 on the 5th of March.
Ruud has a 38-14 win-loss record in 2022, 11-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).
His best result of the year was winning the title in Buenos Aires where he overcame Diego Sebastian Schwartzman in the final 5-7 6-2 6-3 and in Geneva where he beat Joao Sousa in the final 7-6(3) 4-6 7-6(1) and in Gstaad where he defeated Matteo Berrettini in the final 4-6 7-6(4) 6-2.
Last year in Cincinnati The Norwegian lost in the quarter 6-1 6-3 to Alexander Zverev.
Ben Shelton: ranking and results
Ranked no. 229 (career high), the American reached the 2nd round after defeating Lorenzo Sonego 7-65 3-6 7-5.
Shelton has a 18-6 win-loss record in 2022, 9-4 on hard (See FULL STATS). Ben’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in the Rome Challenger and the Chicago Challenger.
Last year in Cincinnati Shelton didn’t play in Cincinnati in 2021.
Head to head analysis
There is no head to head record between Casper Ruud and Ben Shelton since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Casper Ruud who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Casper Ruud is the pick to win this match.
Casper Ruud -> 1.24
Ben Shelton -> 4.05
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Marcos Giron vs. Roberto Bautista Agut
Head to head 1-0 for Bautista-Agut
Marcos Giron will compete against Roberto Bautista Agut in the 2nd round for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 5:00 pm on Porsche Court.
Marcos Giron: ranking and results
Ranked no. 54, Giron got to the 2nd round after defeating Denis Kudla 6-3 6-2, Fabio Fognini 7-69 7-5 and David Goffin 6-3 6-4.
The American has a 17-24 win-loss record in 2022, 8-10 on hard (See FULL STATS). The American’s best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal in Dallas.
Last year in Cincinnati Marcos lost in the 1st round 3-6 6-3 7-6(5) to Alexander Bublik.
Roberto Bautista Agut: ranking and results
Ranked no. 19, Roberto reached the 2nd round after beating Francisco Cerundolo 6-75 6-4 6-2.
Roberto has a 30-12 win-loss record in 2022, 16-6 on hard (See FULL STATS). His best result of the season was winning the title in Doha where he beat Nikoloz Basilashvili in the final 6-3 6-4 and in Kitzbuhel where he beat Filip Misolic in the final 6-2 6-2.
Last year in Cincinnati The Spaniard had to surrender in the 1st round 6-3 6-4 to Grigor Dimitrov.
Head to head analysis
This will be the 2nd time that Marcos Giron and Roberto Bautista Agut play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Bautista-Agut (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
Before, the last time they locked horns, Bautista-Agut won 7-6(5) 6-3 in the 1st round in Montreal back in August 2022.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Roberto Bautista Agut who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Roberto Bautista Agut is the pick to win this match.
Roberto Bautista Agut -> 3.2
Marcos Giron -> 1.35
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Last Results
These are the last results of the Western & Southern Open
- Carlos AlcarazAlcaraz – Mackenzie McdonaldMcdonald (6-3 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
- Marin CilicCilic – Emil RuusuvuoriRuusuvuori (6-4 6-75 7-5) – Score progression – Stats
- Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Botic Van De ZandschulpVan De Zandschulp (6-4 7-5) – Score progression – Stats
- Diego Sebastian SchwartzmanSebastian Schwartzman – Aslan KaratsevKaratsev (7-63 3-6 6-2) – Score progression – Stats
Upcoming matches
These are the upcoming matches of the Western & Southern Open
- Andy MurrayMurray – Cameron NorrieNorrie (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Roberto Bautista AgutBautista Agut – Marcos GironGiron (1-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Fabio FogniniFognini – Andrey RublevRublev (5-5) – H2H – Prediction
- John IsnerIsner – Hubert HurkaczHurkacz (2-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Marin CilicCilic – Carlos Alcaraz GarfiaAlcaraz Garfia (1-1) – H2H – Prediction
- Borna CoricCoric – Rafael NadalNadal (2-2) – H2H – Prediction
- Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz – Nick KyrgiosKyrgios (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Tommy PaulPaul – Denis ShapovalovShapovalov (2-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Frances TiafoeTiafoe – Sebastian KordaKorda (3-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Filip KrajinovicKrajinovic (2-1) – H2H – Prediction
- Casper RuudRuud – (0-0) – H2H – Prediction
- Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic – Jannik SinnerSinner (0-2) – H2H – Prediction
- Felix Auger AliassimeAuger Aliassime – Alex De MinaurDe Minaur (1-1) – H2H – Prediction
