Roger Federer and Casper Ruud

will fight against each other in the 3rd round of the French Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 1 pm (est) on Court Suzanne LENGLEN .

Roger Federer

Ranked no. 3, Roger reached the 3rd round after beating Lorenzo Sonego 6-2 6-4 6-4 and Oscar Otte 6-4 6-3 6-4.

His best result of the current season was winning the title in Dubai where he defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final 6-4 6-4 and in Miami where he beat John Isner in the final 6-1 6-4.

Roger has a 24-3 win-loss record in 2019, 6-1 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Last year at the French Open

Federer didn’t play at the French Open in 2018.

Casper Ruud

Ranked no. 63 (career high), Casper reached the 3rd round after defeating Ernests Gulbis 6-2 7-62 6-0 and Matteo Berrettini 6-4 7-5 6-3.

Ruud’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in Houston.

The Norwegian has a 24-14 win-loss record in 2019, 18-7 on clay (See FULL STATS).

Last year at the French Open

Ruud lost in the 2nd round 6-4 6-2 6-4 to Albert Ramos-Vinolas.

Prediction and head to head Roger Federer vs. Casper Ruud

There is no head to head record between Roger Federer and Casper Ruud since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Roger Federer who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Roger Federer is the pick to win this match.
Roger Federer -> 1.11
Casper Ruud -> 6.50

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