World number 25 Casper Ruud will face the Colombian challenge of Daniel Elahi Galan in the first round of the 2021 ATP Acapulco on Tuesday, March 16. The match is yet to be scheduled. Get the live streaming options of this Casper Ruud v Daniel Elahi Galan match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Casper Ruud v Daniel Elahi Galan Head to Head
There have been three previous meetings between these two players including two at the qualifying stages of the competition. Ruud has won all three of them.
Their last meeting came in the 2019 Houston Open main draw, with Ruud defeating Galan in the semifinal in straight sets.
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Ruud Playing after a Month
The world number 25 Norwegian last featured in the Australian Open, opting out of the tournaments which have been played over the past one month.
Ruud will now hope he can up the ante, taking confidence from that Australian Open campaign which saw him make it to the fourth round of a Grand Slam for the first time in his career. In getting to the round of 16 at the Melbourne Park, Ruud defeated Jordan Thompson, Tommy Paul and Radu Albot before he fell to Andrey Rublev in the fourth.
Earlier in the season, Ruud had played only one tournament, which came in the lead-up to the season’s first Grand Slam. Ruud was shocked in the opening round there by Jiri Vesely in three sets.
Having established himself as a clay-court specialist, Ruud might not find it all that easy to get going after this long again, which is why it might not be the easiest encounters in the making.
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Galan Inching Towards Top 100
If Ruud has excellent clay court credentials with some solid performances on hard court, Galan is a hardcore clay court specialist who is coming off a six-tournament spree on red dirt. This included four tournaments at the Challenger level but more importantly saw him dish one of his best performances on the ATP Tour at the Chile Open last week.
Galan overcame Daniel Altmaier, Pablo Andujar and Roberto Carballes Baena in that competition, all top opponents on clay, and finally fell to Cristian Garin in the semifinal.
That has helped Galan close in on the top 100 ranking, having inched towards the 112th rank – his career-best so far.
However, a shift towards the hard courts of this tournament in Acapulco does make it that much more difficult for Galan to maintain that same momentum. In the only tournament he played on that surface this year, Galan made the second round before crashing out – incidentally, it had been first main draw win in a hard-court tournament.
Can he make things difficult for Ruud?
Ruud v Galan Prediction and Tip
While he might not have played for a while, Ruud starts off as a heavy favourite here and we are going for a straight-set victory for him.
Tip: Ruud to win in straight sets: 8/11 (bet365)
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The 2021 ATP Acapulco Open will be played from March 14-21. You can watch & bet on these matches here. Get your latest premium tennis predictions here.
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