H2H, prediction of Casper Ruud vs Taro Daniel in Acapulco with odds, preview, pick

PREVIEW. Acapulco. Ruud and Daniel will play each other in the 2nd round of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel. See the prediction, H2H stats, odds, and preview of their upcoming match

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Prediction and head to head Casper Ruud vs. Taro Daniel

Casper Ruud and Taro Daniel will face off in the 2nd round of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 6:00 pm on ESTADIO. 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.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Casper Ruud is the pick to win this match.
Casper Ruud -> 1.3
Taro Daniel -> 3.54

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Prediction and head to head Casper Ruud vs. Taro Daniel

This will be the 2nd time that Casper Ruud and Taro Daniel fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Ruud (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.

The last time that they played each other, Ruud won 6-3 6-4 in the final in the Seville Challenger back in 2016.

Casper Ruud

Casper Ruud
Casper Ruud

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Rank
12
High
2
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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
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Ranked no. 4, the Norwegian got to the 2nd round after defeating Guido Andreozzi 6-4 4-6 7-62.

In the 1st round, Ruud defeated Andreozzi (6-4 4-6 7-62). During the match, Ruud scored 102 points vs Andreozzi’s 95. Casper was extremely aggressive to blast 38 winners.

Regarding the service games, Ruud fired 16 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Casper Ruud lost the serve 5 times and he saved 10 break points. Furthermore, Ruud put 58% of his first serves in, winning 68% (38/56) of the points behind his 1st serve and 56% (23/41) on the 2nd serve. Casper broke Andreozzi 5 times after converting 56% of his break points (5/9).

Ruud has a solid win-loss record in the last 9 years having won 65% of his matches (319-173). 3-3 on hard in 2023. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Ruud has an overall76-52 win-loss record in the last 9 years on hard.

The Norwegian has a composed 3-3 win-loss record in 2023, 3-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Previously in Acapulco

Ruud
Acapulco
Ruud's Record

Taro Daniel

Taro Daniel
Taro Daniel

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Rank
378
High
58
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Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 12-31 10-19 1-8 0-3 1-1 0-0
2024 31-33 16-16 5-11 9-3 1-3 0-0
2023 45-30 34-16 7-10 2-1 2-3 0-0
2022 43-29 27-17 12-7 2-2 2-3 0-0
2021 30-25 5-7 21-15 4-3 0-0 0-0
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Ranked no. 125, Taro reached the 2nd round after defeating Juan Alejandro Hernandez 6-2 6-1, Brandon Holt 4-6 6-4 6-0 and Jeff Wolf 6-4 6-4.

In the 1st round, Taro had a good straight sets win against Wolf (6-4 6-4). During the match Daniel scored 68 points vs Wolf’s 58. Daniel was very aggressive to blast 32 winners.

Talking about serving, Daniel blasted 2 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Taro Daniel lost the serve twice and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Daniel put 71% of his first serves in, winning 71% (32/45) of the points behind his 1st serve and 44% (8/18) on the 2nd serve. Daniel broke Wolf 4 times after converting 33% of his break points (4/12).

The Japanese has a compiled 7-5 win-loss record in 2023, 6-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Daniel
Acapulco
Daniel's Record
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H2H Performance in the tournament

C.Ruud
T.Daniel
2h:49
2h:49
Time on court​
!
5h:10
5h:10
!
2h:49
2h:49
Last match​
1h:46
1h:46
1
1
Match played
!
3
3
33
33
Games Played​
61
61
3
3
Set played​​
7
7
102
102
Total points​
218
218
102
102
Avg point​
72.7
72.7
38
38
Winners
82
82
38
38
Avg Winners​
27.3
27.3
37%
37%
Ratio winners
38%
38%
-- Serve --
16
16
Aces
12
12
!
16
16
Avg Aces
4
4
1
1
Double Faults
3
3
1
1
Avg Double Faults
1
1
38/56
38/56
1st won total​
82/115
82/115
68%
68%
1st won %
!
71%
71%
23/41
23/41
2nd won total​
37/60
37/60
56%
56%
2nd won %
!
62%
62%
-- Break Points --
5/9
5/9
BP won
14/34
14/34
5/9
5/9
Avg BP won
4.7/11.3
4.7/11.3
!
56%
56%
Won
41%
41%
15
15
Conceded
10
10
15
15
Avg Conceded
3.3
3.3
5
5
Broken
4
4
!
5
5
Avg Broken
1.3
1.3
10
10
Saved
6
6
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Matches, sets, games and points

Points Ruud Daniel
Match played 1 3
Tot Set 3 7
Tot Games 33 61
Pts 102-95 218-158
Total Points 197 376
Winners 38 82
%Winners 37% 38%

Ruud played 1 match while Daniel competed in 3 matches. Daniel started his run from the qualifications while Ruud had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Casper Ruud surrendered 1 set, while Taro Daniel lost 1 set. Ruud has played 4 set(s) less than Daniel (3 vs 7). Therefore, Ruud played 28 games less than Daniel. Ruud scored 38 winners (37% of the total points). On the other side, Daniel made 82 winners (38%).

Serve Performance

Serve Ruud Daniel
Aces 16 12
Avg per match 16 4
1st in 56/97 115/175
%1st in 58% 66%
1st pts 38/56 82/115
%1st pts 68% 71%
2nd pts 23/41 37/60
%2nd pts 56% 62%

Ruud fired 16 aces . Daniel made 12 aces (4 per match). Ruud won 68% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 56% of the points. On the other side, Daniel won 71% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 62% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks Ruud Daniel
Won 5 14
Converted 5/9 14/34
% Converted 56% 41%
Conceded 15 10
Saved 10 6
% Saved 67% 60%
Times Broken 5 4

The Norwegian broke his opponent 5 times with a 56% conversion rate. Casper lost his serve 5 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. Daniel broke his opponents 14 times with a 41% conversion rate. Taro conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 60% of the break points that he conceded.

Ruud
R1
Andreozzi		 Total
Score 6-4 4-6 7-62
Tot Set 3 3
Tot Games 33 33
pts 102-95 102-95
Total points 197 197
Winners 38 38
%Winners 37% 37%
SERVE
Aces 16 16
Double Faults 1 1
1st in 56/97 56/97
% 1st in 58% 58%
1st pts 38/56 38/56
% 1st pts 68% 68%
2nd pts 23/41 23/41
% 2nd pts 56% 56%
Breaks
Won 5 5
Converted 5/9 5/9
Converted % 56% 56%
Conceded 15 15
Saved 10/15 10
Saved % 67% 67%
Times Broken 5 5
Daniel
Q1
Alejandro		 Q3
Holt		 R1
Wolf		 Total
Score 6-2 6-1 4-6 6-4 6-0 6-4 6-4
Tot Set 2 3 2 7
Tot Games 15 26 20 61
pts 64-38 86-62 68-58 218-158
Total points 102 148 126 376
Winners 19 31 32 82
%Winners 30% 36% 47% 38%
SERVE
Aces 4 6 2 12
Double Faults 1 1 1 3
1st in 27/43 43/69 45/63 115/175
% 1st in 63% 62% 71% 66%
1st pts 19/27 31/43 32/45 82/115
% 1st pts 70% 72% 71% 71%
2nd pts 9/16 20/26 8/18 37/60
% 2nd pts 56% 77% 44% 62%
Breaks
Won 6 4 4 14
Converted 6/15 4/7 4/12 14/34
Converted % 40% 57% 33% 41%
Conceded 2 4 4 10
Saved 1/2 3/4 2/4 6
Saved % 50% 75% 50% 175%
Times Broken 1 1 2 4

Head 2 Head

Casper Ruud
  • 0Slam
  • 14Main
  • 1Chall
  • 2Minor
Taro Daniel
  • 0Slam
  • 1Main
  • 9Chall
  • 4Minor

Casper
Ruud

2:1

Taro
Daniel

Rank

12

High

2

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2Clay0

Rank

378

High

58

Win Loss
Ruud
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Daniel
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2025 2024 2023
37 - 16
12 - 31
12-8
Hard
10-19
11-3
I Hard
0-3
14-5
Clay
1-8
0-0
Grass
1-1

Tennis Scores in Acapulco

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