Top seed Casper Ruud of Norway will meet third seed Lorenzo Musetti of Italy in the semifinal of the 2023 Swedish Open on Saturday, July 22. Get the predictions and odds of this Casper Ruud v Lorenzo Musetti match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Casper Ruud v Lorenzo Musetti Head to Head
Musetti won their only tour level meeting in Paris last year, while Ruud won in a qualifying round in Rome in 2019 .
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Ruud Knocks Out Ofner
2021 champion Casper Ruud marched into the semifinals in Bastad with straight sets win over Austria’s Sebastian Ofner on Friday.
The world no. 4 was not broken in the quarterfinal as he saved all four of the break points that he faced in the match. In contrast, Ruud had eight opportunities to break the world no. 58 and he capitalised on two of those chances to register a 6-3, 6-4 victory,
Ruud, who is the top seed in the tournament, had a first round bye. He had begun his campaign with a 6-2, 6-4 rout of Alexander Shevchenko in the second round.
The two-time French Open finalist improved to 19-6 on clay in 2023. He won his 10th career title this year by winning the title in Estoril.
It will be Ruud’s fifth appearance in a semifinal this year. Can he reach his 18th career final with a win on Saturday?
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Musetti Rallies Past Misolic
After surviving a tough second round test against Matteo Arnaldi, third seed Lorenzo Musetti scored a comeback win over Filip Misolic to reach his second semifinal of the season.
Musetti, who was as semifinalist in Barcelona, needed two hours and six minutes to beat the world no. 139, 4-6, 6-1, 6-2. Currently ranked no. 16th in the world, Musetti won 74% points on his first serve, saved 4 of 5 break points and converted 4 of 16 breaking chances.
The Italian had beaten Arnaldi 6-3, 4-6, 7-6 (8-6) in the second round.
Musetti had lost in the first round in both of his previous two appearances in Bastad.
A two-time champion on the tour, Musetti will be aiming to reach his first final of the year.
Ruud v Musetti Prediction and Tip
After a slow start to the season, Ruud has picked up the pace once again. The top seed has been very impressive on clay this season and is expected to beat Musetti and reach a 14th clay court final at the tour level.
Tips:
- Low Risk Tip: Ruud to win: 1/2
- Moderate Risk Tip: Under 22.5 games in the match: 5/6
The 2023 ATP Bastad will be played from July 17 to 23. 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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