Novak Djokovic and Casper Ruud will fight against each other in the semifinal of the ATP1000 Master in Monte-Carlo for the 6th time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 3:30 pm on COURT RAINIER III. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Novak Djokovic who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Novak Djokovic is the pick to win this match.
Novak Djokovic -> 1.3
Casper Ruud -> 3.54
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Prediction and head to head Novak Djokovic vs. Casper Ruud
This will be the 6th time that Novak Djokovic and Casper Ruud play each other. The head to head is 5-0 for Djokovic (see full H2H stats), 3-0 on clay.
The last time that they fought against each other, Djokovic won 7-6(1) 6-3 7-5 in the final in at the French Open back in 2023.
Highlights Novak Djokovic vs Casper Ruud – French Open 11-June-2023
Novak Djokovic
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 37-9 | 15-5 | 16-3 | 1-0 | 5-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 56-7 | 27-1 | 12-3 | 11-2 | 6-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 42-7 | 2-1 | 14-4 | 19-2 | 7-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 55-7 | 19-3 | 18-3 | 11-1 | 7-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 41-5 | 26-1 | 11-1 | 4-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Currently world no. 1 Novak got to the semifinal after beating Roman Safiullin 6-1 6-2, Lorenzo Musetti 7-5 6-3 and Alex De Minaur 7-5 6-4.
In the quarter, Djokovic had a good straight sets win against De Minaur (7-5 6-4). During the match, Djokovic scored 73 points vs De Minaur’s 62. Novak was extremely aggressive to blast 27 winners.
Regarding the service games, Djokovic made 2 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Novak Djokovic lost the serve 3 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Djokovic put 66% of his first serves in, winning 64% (27/42) of the points behind his 1st serve and 59% (13/22) on the 2nd serve. The Serbian broke De Minaur 5 times after converting 45% of his break points (5/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Djokovic hasn’t conceded yet a set in this event to conquer 58% of the points he played.
Djokovic has a solid win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 87% of his matches (494-76). 3-0 on clay in 2024. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Djokovic has a compiled 128-26 record in the last years on clay.
Novak’s best result of the current season was getting to the semifinal at the Australian Open .
The Serbian has an aggregate 11-3 win-loss record in 2024, 3-0 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters
Casper Ruud
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2020 | 22-13 | 4-5 | 17-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 10, the Norwegian reached the semifinal after beating Alejandro Tabilo 6-2 6-4, Hubert Hurkacz 6-4 6-2 and Ugo Humbert 6-3 4-6 6-1.
In the quarter, Casper defeated Humbert (6-3 4-6 6-1). During the match Ruud scored 86 points vs Humbert’s 71. Ruud was exceptionally aggressive to blast 33 winners.
About the serving games, Ruud recorded 4 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Overall, Casper Ruud was quite efficient on serve to win 73% (33/45) of his 1st serve and 55% (18/33) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. The Norwegian broke Humbert 5 times after converting 63% of his break points (5/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Norwegian has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 58% of the points he played.
Casper’s best result of the current year was getting to the final Los Cabos and Acapulco.
The Norwegian has an overall 23-6 win-loss record in 2024, 5-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters
Previously, his best result was reaching the semifinal in 2021. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Djokovic | Ruud |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 58 | 62 |
| Pts | 207-152 | 222-163 |
| Total Points | 359 | 385 |
| Winners | 75 | 85 |
| %Winners | 36% | 38% |
Both Djokovic and Ruud played 3 matches. At the moment, Casper Ruud conceded 1 set while Novak Djokovic hasn’t conceded a set so far. Djokovic has played 1 set(s) less than Ruud (6 vs 7). Therefore, Djokovic played 4 games less than Ruud. The Serbian scored 75 winners (36% of the total points). On the other side, Casper bagged 85 winners (38%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Djokovic | Ruud |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 6 | 13 |
| Avg per match | 2 | 4.3 |
| 1st in | 110/165 | 111/180 |
| %1st in | 67% | 62% |
| 1st pts | 75/110 | 85/111 |
| %1st pts | 68% | 77% |
| 2nd pts | 35/55 | 43/69 |
| %2nd pts | 64% | 62% |
Djokovic managed to score 6 aces (2 per match). Ruud recorded 13 aces (4.3 per match). Djokovic won 68% points on his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 64% of the points. On the other side, Ruud won 77% of the points on 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 | Djokovic | Ruud |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 15 | 12 |
| Converted | 15/36 | 12/28 |
| % Converted | 42% | 43% |
| Conceded | 13 | 10 |
| Saved | 7 | 7 |
| % Saved | 54% | 70% |
| Times Broken | 6 | 3 |
Djokovic broke his opponents 15 times with a 42% conversion rate. Djokovic dropped his serve 6 times and he saved 54% of the break points that he conceded. Ruud broke his opponents 12 times with a 43% conversion rate. Ruud conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 70% of the break points that he conceded.
| Djokovic | |||||
| R2 Safiullin |
R3 Musetti |
1/4 De Minaur |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-2 | 7-5 6-3 | 7-5 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 15 | 21 | 22 | 58 | |
| pts | 62-33 | 72-57 | 73-62 | 207-152 | |
| Total points | 95 | 129 | 135 | 359 | |
| Winners | 17 | 31 | 27 | 75 | |
| %Winners | 27% | 43% | 37% | 36% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 22/34 | 46/67 | 42/64 | 110/165 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 69% | 66% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 17/22 | 31/46 | 27/42 | 75/110 | |
| % 1st pts | 77% | 67% | 64% | 68% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/12 | 11/21 | 13/22 | 35/55 | |
| % 2nd pts | 92% | 52% | 59% | 64% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
| Converted | 5/19 | 5/6 | 5/11 | 15/36 | |
| Converted % | 26% | 83% | 45% | 42% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 6 | 7 | 13 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 3/6 | 4/7 | 7 | |
| Saved % | – | 50% | 57% | 36% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Ruud | |||||
| R2 Tabilo |
R3 Hurkacz |
1/4 Humbert |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-4 | 6-4 6-2 | 6-3 4-6 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 18 | 26 | 62 | |
| pts | 71-45 | 65-47 | 86-71 | 222-163 | |
| Total points | 116 | 112 | 157 | 385 | |
| Winners | 29 | 23 | 33 | 85 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 35% | 38% | 38% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 7 | 2 | 4 | 13 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 0 | 4 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 36/53 | 30/49 | 45/78 | 111/180 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 61% | 58% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 29/36 | 23/30 | 33/45 | 85/111 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 77% | 73% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/17 | 15/19 | 18/33 | 43/69 | |
| % 2nd pts | 59% | 79% | 55% | 62% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 3 | 5 | 12 | |
| Converted | 4/10 | 3/10 | 5/8 | 12/28 | |
| Converted % | 40% | 30% | 63% | 43% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 0 | 7 | 10 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 0/0 | 5/7 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 67% | – | 71% | 46% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWLWLLLLWL Tennis Scores in Monte Carlo Rolex Masters
- Jannik SinnerSinner – Holger RuneRune (6-4 6-76 6-3) – See score progression
- Casper RuudRuud – Ugo HumbertHumbert (6-3 4-6 6-1) – See score progression
- Marcelo Melo/Alexander ZverevMelo/Alexander Zverev – Taylor Harry Fritz/Holger RuneHarry Fritz/Holger Rune (6-2 7-64) – See score progression
- Marcel Granollers/Horacio ZeballosGranollers/Horacio Zeballos – Nicolas Mahut/Edouard Roger-VasselinMahut/Edouard Roger-Vasselin (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Alex De MinaurDe Minaur (7-5 6-4) – See score progression
- Marcelo Arevalo/Mate PavicArevalo/Mate Pavic – Simone Bolelli/Andrea VavassoriBolelli/Andrea Vavassori (6-3 7-64) – See score progression
- Sander Gille/Joran VliegenGille/Joran Vliegen – Kevin Krawietz/Tim PuetzKrawietz/Tim Puetz (7-5 6-4) – See score progression
- Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Karen KhachanovKhachanov (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Casper RuudRuud (5-0) – H2H and prediction
- Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Jannik SinnerSinner (5-3) – H2H and prediction
