Casper Ruud and Tomas Martin Etcheverry will play each other in the semifinal of the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 1:30 pm on PISTA RAFA NADAL. 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.
As per the initial odds, Casper Ruud is the pick to win this match.
Casper Ruud -> 1.28
Tomas Martin Etcheverry -> 3.7
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Prediction and head to head Casper Ruud vs. Tomas Martin Etcheverry
This will be the 2nd time that Casper Ruud and Tomas Martin Etcheverry square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Ruud (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on clay.
The last time that they fought against each other, Ruud won 1-6 7-5 7-6(7) in the 2nd round in Beijing back in 2023.
Highlights Casper Ruud vs Tomas Martin Etcheverry – Beijing 01-October-2023
Casper Ruud
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 48-19 | 21-9 | 24-7 | 2-2 | 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. 6, Casper got to the semifinal after beating Alexandre Muller 6-3 6-4, Jordan Thompson 6-1 6-4 and Matteo Arnaldi 6-4 6-3.
In the quarter, Casper had a good straight sets win against Arnaldi (6-4 6-3). During the match, Ruud scored 67 points vs Arnaldi’s 51. Casper was extremely aggressive to blast 30 winners.
Talking about the service games, Ruud fired 2 aces and he was extremely steady in conceding no double faults. Casper Ruud lost the serve twice and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Ruud put 75% of his first serves in, winning 60% (30/50) of the points behind his 1st serve and 71% (12/17) on the 2nd serve. Casper broke Arnaldi 4 times after converting 67% of his break points (4/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Norwegian hasn’t surrendered yet a set in this tournament to win 58% of the points he played.
Ruud has a solid win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 66% of his matches (380-200). 9-2 on clay in 2024. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Ruud has a compiled 221-97 record in the last years on clay.
The Norwegian’s best result of the year was reaching the final in Los Cabos, Acapulco and Carlo.
The Norwegian has an aggregate 27-7 win-loss record in 2024, 9-2 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Barcelona
Tomas Martin Etcheverry
11 - 10win/loss
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WLWWLWWLLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 29-25 | 7-9 | 19-13 | 2-0 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 37-29 | 8-11 | 25-14 | 3-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 53-33 | 4-5 | 48-25 | 1-1 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 63-29 | 0-2 | 62-26 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 26-15 | 0-1 | 24-13 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-1 |
Ranked no. 30, the Argentine got to the semifinal after beating Nick Hardt 7-5 6-2, Brandon Nakashima 3-6 7-65 6-4 and Cameron Norrie 7-64 7-61.
In the quarter, Tomas Martin had a good straight sets win against Norrie (7-64 7-61). During the match Etcheverry scored 93 points vs Norrie’s 87. Tomas Martin was very aggressive to blast 44 winners.
Talking about serving, Etcheverry fired 7 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Tomas Martin Etcheverry lost the serve once and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Etcheverry put 62% of his first serves in, winning 77% (44/57) of the points behind his 1st serve and 49% (17/35) on the 2nd serve. The Argentine broke Norrie once after converting 25% of his break points (1/4).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Argentine has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points he played.
Etcheverry’s best result of the current season was getting to the semifinal in Houston.
Tomas Martin has a composed 11-9 win-loss record in 2024, 9-5 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in Barcelona
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2023. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Ruud | Etcheverry |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 55 | 78 |
| Pts | 197-142 | 272-254 |
| Total Points | 339 | 526 |
| Winners | 78 | 130 |
| %Winners | 40% | 48% |
Both Ruud and Etcheverry played 3 matches. At the moment, Tomas Martin Etcheverry conceded 1 set while Casper Ruud hasn’t conceded a set so far. Ruud has played 1 set(s) less than Etcheverry (6 vs 7). Therefore, Ruud played 23 games less than Etcheverry. Ruud scored 78 winners (40% of the total points). On the other side, Tomas Martin struck 130 winners (48%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Ruud | Etcheverry |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 6 | 18 |
| Avg per match | 2 | 6 |
| 1st in | 112/168 | 173/253 |
| %1st in | 67% | 68% |
| 1st pts | 78/112 | 130/173 |
| %1st pts | 70% | 75% |
| 2nd pts | 35/56 | 36/80 |
| %2nd pts | 63% | 45% |
Ruud made 6 aces (2 per match). Etcheverry scored 18 aces (6 per match). Ruud won 70% points on his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 63% of the points. On the other side, Etcheverry won 75% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 45% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Ruud | Etcheverry |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 13 | 7 |
| Converted | 13/28 | 7/23 |
| % Converted | 46% | 30% |
| Conceded | 18 | 13 |
| Saved | 13 | 9 |
| % Saved | 72% | 69% |
| Times Broken | 5 | 4 |
The Norwegian broke his opponents 13 times with a 46% conversion rate. The Norwegian conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 72% of the break points that he conceded. The Argentine broke his opponents 7 times with a 30% conversion rate. The Argentine conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 69% of the break points that he conceded.
| Ruud | |||||
| R2 Muller |
R3 Thompson |
1/4 Arnaldi |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-4 | 6-1 6-4 | 6-4 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 17 | 19 | 55 | |
| pts | 71-55 | 59-36 | 67-51 | 197-142 | |
| Total points | 126 | 95 | 118 | 339 | |
| Winners | 22 | 26 | 30 | 78 | |
| %Winners | 31% | 44% | 45% | 40% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 30/56 | 32/45 | 50/67 | 112/168 | |
| % 1st in | 54% | 71% | 75% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 22/30 | 26/32 | 30/50 | 78/112 | |
| % 1st pts | 73% | 81% | 60% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/26 | 11/13 | 12/17 | 35/56 | |
| % 2nd pts | 46% | 85% | 71% | 63% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 6 | 3 | 4 | 13 | |
| Converted | 6/16 | 3/6 | 4/6 | 13/28 | |
| Converted % | 38% | 50% | 67% | 46% | |
| Conceded | 8 | 2 | 8 | 18 | |
| Saved | 5/8 | 2/2 | 6/8 | 13 | |
| Saved % | 63% | 100% | 75% | 79% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | |
| Etcheverry | |||||
| R2 Hardt |
R3 Nakashima |
1/4 Norrie |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 6-2 | 3-6 7-65 6-4 | 7-64 7-61 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 32 | 26 | 78 | |
| pts | 71-57 | 108-110 | 93-87 | 272-254 | |
| Total points | 128 | 218 | 180 | 526 | |
| Winners | 38 | 48 | 44 | 130 | |
| %Winners | 54% | 44% | 47% | 48% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 5 | 6 | 7 | 18 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 54/68 | 62/93 | 57/92 | 173/253 | |
| % 1st in | 79% | 67% | 62% | 68% | |
| 1st pts | 38/54 | 48/62 | 44/57 | 130/173 | |
| % 1st pts | 70% | 77% | 77% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 5/14 | 14/31 | 17/35 | 36/80 | |
| % 2nd pts | 36% | 45% | 49% | 45% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
| Converted | 4/7 | 2/12 | 1/4 | 7/23 | |
| Converted % | 57% | 17% | 25% | 30% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | |
| Saved | 3/4 | 2/4 | 4/5 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 75% | 50% | 80% | 68% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
Head 2 Head
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WLWWLWWLLW Tennis Scores in Barcelona
- Dusan LajovicLajovic – Arthur FilsFils (6-4 3-6 6-2) – See score progression
- Marcelo Arevalo/Mate PavicArevalo/Mate Pavic – Ivan Dodig/Neal SkupskiDodig/Neal Skupski (6-2 7-64) – See score progression
- Casper RuudRuud – Matteo ArnaldiArnaldi (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry – Cameron NorrieNorrie (7-64 7-61) – See score progression
- Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Facundo Diaz AcostaDiaz Acosta (4-6 6-3 7-68) – See score progression
- Hugo Nys/Jan ZielinskiNys/Jan Zielinski – Santiago Gonzalez/Edouard Roger-VasselinGonzalez/Edouard Roger-Vasselin (6-3 3-6 10-3) – See score progression
- Maximo Gonzalez/Andres MolteniGonzalez/Andres Molteni – Wesley Koolhof/Nikola MekticKoolhof/Nikola Mektic (6-3 7-61) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Dusan LajovicLajovic (3-1) – H2H and prediction
- Casper RuudRuud – Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry (1-0) – H2H and prediction
