Tennis BETTING PREVIEW - Taylor Fritz vs Casper Ruud

Tennis

2024-06-03 - Taylor Fritz vs Casper Ruud

A Sports Betting Preview by FirstDown

#12 Taylor Fritz vs #7 Casper Ruud
Tennis: French Open Fourth Round
Monday 3rd June 2024 - Scheduled 5pm
4pm (British Time)

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Preview

There are going to be tough moments through the two weeks of any Grand Slam and both of these players have had to win a match in five sets.

Winning is the important factor though and both Taylor Fritz and Casper Ruud have found a way through to the second week.

Out of the two players, Casper Ruud has shown a much more affinity with the red dirt, but ruling out Taylor Fritz completely would be a mistake.

In the lead up to the French Open, Taylor Fritz reached the Semi Final in Madrid, the Quarter Final in Rome and also reached the Final in Munich. He has won a few matches against some of the other players that have moved into the second week in Paris, which underlines their quality, while a strong serve has been rewarded with enough cheap points throughout the time on the clay.

He will need more of the same in this Fourth Round match against a player who is looking to reach the French Open Final for a third year in a row.

Casper Ruud has long been one of the stronger players on the surface and he has shown a bit more quality in his return game compared with Taylor Fritz. However, the key for Ruud is that he is a pretty good server on the surface too and he may believe he can get on top of this match as long as he matches the kind of serving that he has produced during this clay court season.

These two players met at the World Tour Finals in November 2022 and Casper Ruud came through a tough three setter, but that was also on an indoor hard court that theoretically should have favoured Taylor Fritz.

This time it is Ruud who should be comfortable in the conditions and he can win this match, most likely in four sets.

Prediction

Look for the higher Seed Casper Ruud to come through in three or four sets in this big Fourth Round match.

The Pick :

Taylor Fritz 1-3 Casper Ruud

FIXED ODDS BETTING :

I'll back Casper Ruud - 1.5 Sets at 1.72 with BetFred