World number four Casper Ruud will face the 49th-ranked Alexander Bublik in the third round of the 2023 ATP Rome Open on Sunday, May 14. Get the predictions and odds of this Casper Ruud v Alexander Bublik match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Casper Ruud v Alexander Bublik Head to Head
There have been four previous meetings at the ATP level and one in the Davis Cup. Ruud leads 4-1 including a win at the 2021 Madrid Masters.
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Ruud Has No Worries against Rinderknech
It’s been a run of form that Ruud would like to forget in a hurry and the only way he can do that is by winning matches in succession. More so if he can carve out convincing wins in the manner that he did in the second round against Arthur Rinderknech.
Having come into the tournament on the back of early exits at the Monte-Carlo Masters, Barcelona Open and Madrid Masters, Ruud was on court for a mere 62 minutes in his second round rout of Rinderknech.
Ruud won 6-4, 6-0 with four breaks of serves from the four opportunities that he got. In turn, Ruud also faced two break-points but easily saved both of them.
Things looked to be quite evenly poised in the first set with Rinderknech losing just one point on his own serve going into the 10th game. And that’s where Ruud kick-started a string of breaks – the first one winning him the set and the following three helping him bagel Rinderknech.
Ruud will now hope to carry this same form further into the tournament.
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Bublik Needs Three Sets against Shelton
It took him an hour and 53 minutes and Bublik was stretched into the third set but in the end he managed to overcome the Australian Open quarterfinalist in their second round match.
Bublik defeated Ben Shelton 6-4, 1-6, 6-2 to make it to round three of a tournament he had never made past the opening round on his previous three attempts.
Having overcome the 7/10 favourite Pedro Martinez in the first round, Bublik was an 11/10 underdog against Shelton but a break of serve in the fifth game of the first set helped him take the early lead.
Shelton retaliated by running away with a 3-0 lead in the second before breaking Bublik again to wrap up the equaliser.
Things went on serve till the fifth game of the decider but Bublik then put the foot on the pedal as he broke Shelton twice to run past his American opponent and register just his third win of the season on clay.
Ruud will prove to be a far greater challenge.
Ruud v Bublik Prediction and Tip
Ruud is 3/20 to win this and we can expect him to clinch a straight-set win here over a player who hasn’t been at his best on clay.
Tips:
- Low Risk Tip: Ruud to win in straight sets: 8/15
- Moderate Risk Tip: Under 20.5 games in the match: 10/11
The 2023 ATP Rome Open will be played from May 9 to 21. You can get all the tennis betting news with our tennis betting blog here. Also get rest of the tennis match previews here.
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