World number four Casper Ruud will be up against the 58th-ranked Sebastian Ofner in the quarterfinal of the 2023 Swedish Open on Friday, July 21. Get the predictions and odds of this Casper Ruud v Sebastian Ofner match along with its preview, head to head, and tips here.
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Casper Ruud v Sebastian Ofner Head to Head
Ruud and Ofner have never faced off before this.
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Ruud Returns to Clay with Straightforward Win
After getting a first round bye, Ruud did not spend a lot of time in clinching a place in the last eight stage as he romped to a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Alexander Shevchenko.
Ruud needed just an hour and 19 minutes in his first match on his return to clay after he had featured in just one tournament on grass – Wimbledon – and lost in the second round there.
An early break gave Ruud a 3-0 lead in the first set before he broke a second time to clinch the lead.
In the second set, Ruud did falter a little with his serve as he went 2-0 down but levelled things out soon after that at 2-2. And then with Shevchenko serving to stay in the match at 4-5, Ruud broke him again to make it past his opponent.
Ruud will now be gunning for his fourth semifinal of the season having already made it that far at the Estoril, Rome and Roland-Garros.
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Ofner in Another Comeback Win
Slowly and steadily, Ofner is clawing up the rankings charts and a title win at the Salzburg Challenger helped him jump up to his career-best of 58th in the world.
Here in Bastad, Ofner has already defeated Tomas Etcheverry and Bernabe Zapata Miralles from being a set down to reach the quarterfinal, making it his seventh successive on clay.
What’s interesting to note here is that Ofner had earlier been ranked outside the top 100 and was forced to play the French Open qualifiers to make the main draw. Once there, the Austrian player overcame Maxime Cressy, Sebastian Korda and Fabio Fognini to set up a fourth round meeting with Stefanos Tsitsipas.
While he lost in that round of 16 encounter, it doesn’t look too far-fetched to imagine him upset a top-10 player very soon.
Can he do that to Ruud?
Ruud v Ofner Prediction and Tip
While Ofner is playing some great tennis we expect Ruud to overcome his experienced, 27-year-old opponent and clinch a place in the semifinal. We think it could happen in straight sets too.
Tips:
- Low Risk Tip: Ruud to win in straight sets: 1/2
- Moderate Risk Tip: Under 21.5 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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