Casper Ruud vs Roberto Bautista Agut Prediction: Bet on a three-set duel

Norwegian Casper Ruud, world No.7, will face 18th-ranked Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut in the Canadian Open round of 16. The two men have played each other twice on the tour, both of which were won by the Pirenian. Despite this statistic, the bookmakers are siding with the Norwegian in this pairing.

For Ruud, the tournament in Montreal is the first hard-court event after the end of the clay part of the season. The Norwegian ended it with a win in Gstaad, Switzerland, a three-set win over Italy's Berrettini. Ruud had already played one match against Molcan of Slovakia in Montreal, winning in two sets, but it wasn't that easy. In the first set, the opponents played a tie-break, Casper won the second 6-3. In general, the Norwegian served 13 times on the court, making two double faults, winning 75% of points on the first serve and 54% on the second. On the receiving end, Casper had the following statistics: 35%/48%, 40/21 winners/unforced errors.

Roberto also finished the clay part of the season on a major, winning the tournament in Kitzbuhel, where he defeated Misolic in the finals. In Montreal, the Spaniard had already played two matches, both winning in two games, against Giron and Brooksby. Round of 32 match against Brooksby lasted an hour and 27 minutes, 7-5, 6-1 in favor of Roberto. The Pirenian served five times on one double fault, won 74% of his first-serve points and 53% of his second-serve points. On the receiving end Bautista Agut was 53%/55%, a surprising statistic that reinforces the idea that the Spaniard is very good right now. His winners/unforced errors stats were 23/16.

Ruud and Bautista-Agut played each other twice on the tour, with the Spaniard winning both head-to-head encounters. First, in 2018 on the Munich clay tournament. Then in 2022 on the ATP Cup hard court. Both were two-set matches.

Both tennis players are in great shape, starting the hard part of the season with titles under their belt. The Spaniard has beaten the Norwegian twice, including on hard surface in the 2022 season, so we definitely shouldn't underestimate Roberto. If it is Bautista Agut who makes it to the quarterfinals in Montreal, we shouldn't be surprised. Moreover, our first bet will be on the total. As we wrote above, both tennis players are in a great shape, so we expect a long match and it is possible that it will end in three sets. Here are the betting options for this match:

Total Over (22.5) for 1.90 at 1xbet;

Sets Total Over (2.5) for 2.25 at Bet365;

Correct Score 2-1 for 4.04 at 22bet.

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