With each day the number of participants at Roland Garros is decreasing, and some players are getting closer to the title. On June 5, Novak Djokovic – Casper Ruud will hold their meeting, Dailysports experts have prepared their prediction for this meeting.
Novak Djokovic
According to the current season and, in particular, this tournament, it is noticeable that “Nole” is aging, playing at the limit of his abilities. The Serb is 37 years old and has a record 24 Slams won to his credit. Getting to the quarterfinals was very difficult for Djokovic, and there were doubts as to whether he would be able to hold up physically in the last two meetings, as the Italian Musetti and Argentine Cherundolo could only be defeated in five sets.
The world number one has spent a lot of energy, quarreled with his supervisor over the poor quality of the court and also took medical timeouts. There is a feeling that physically Djokovic simply won’t be enough for the rest of the tournament.
Casper Ruud
The Norwegian tennis player is in the prime of his career, he is ranked seventh in the world rankings and is 25 years old. This season is going well for the athlete, especially when it comes to dirt tournaments, he won in Geneva and Barcelona, as well as reached the final of Monte Carlo.
At Roland Garros not everything is perfect, but Ruud is doing well, he defeated Brazilian Rodrigues in three sets, but the Spaniard Davidovic Fokine in five games. It took four sets each to get past Etchverry and Fritz. The Norwegian played in the last two finals of the Majors in Paris, but lost in both cases.
Interesting facts about the match and history of head-to-head meetings
- Djokovic is 5-1 in head-to-head matches, but the only meeting this year, in the Monte Carlo semifinals, was won by Ruud.
- Djokovic has won 10 out of 13 meetings this season.
- Ruud has played 25 matches on dirt, with 21 wins.
Novak Djokovic vs Casper Ruud Betting Tips
On paper there is no clear favorite, bookmakers understand that Djokovic is vulnerable now, and Ruud is playing well on the ground, so should take advantage of the situation. It was these tennis players last year played in the final of Roland Garros, then the Serb won in three sets. This time we will bet on the Norwegian to win, perhaps it will be easier than many people think. We do not rule out Djokovic’s withdrawal from the tournament.
