Novak Djokovic vs Casper Ruud Prediction: This is going to go take sometime

The French Open reaches the Quarter Final Round and Novak Djokovic alongside Casper Ruud are some of the players to make it to this round. Novak Djokovic remains a huge favorite to retain the French Open title, but he's got himself a worthy opponent in Casper Ruud in this Quarter Final stage. 

Novak Djokovic won his last game against Facundo Cerundolo to qualify for this round, while Casper Ruud played against Taylor Fritz and also won. 

Novak Djokovic needs no further introduction in big stages such as these. He's born for big games such as these and he is hoping to prove his quality in this game. Novak Djokovic takes on Casper Ruud in a crunchy Quarter Final round, and both players can really begin to dream of the finish line. 

Novak Djokovic's game against Facundo Cerundolo was a tough one and Djokovic won in 5 sets. Djokovic won the first set quite easily (6-1) but he was stunned by Cerundolo’s response in the 2nd and 3rd set, as the Argentine won 5-7,3-6. But Djokovic came back stronger in the 4th set to win 7-5 and finally he won 6-3 in the 5th set. 

Summary of Djokovic's game by numbers were:- 67% First Serve, 78% Break Points Saved, 21 Service Games Won, 37% Second Serve Points Won and 6 Break Points Converted.

Casper Ruud has a tough challenge on his hands as he prepares to take on current title holder Novak Djokovic. Casper Ruud will feel he has a decent chance against Djokovic because he's been in fine form in this tournament. 

Casper Ruud's last game against Taylor Fritz ended in a win for Ruud in 4 sets. The first set was close and Ruud won in the end by 6-7 but Fritz recovered in the second set and won 6-3. In the third set Casper Ruud won 4-6 to go ahead and in the final set, Ruud won once again by 2-6 score. 

Casper Ruud's game by numbers is summarized as:- 59% First Serve, 66% Break Points Saved, 15 Service Games Won, 62% Second Serve Return Points and 6 Break Points Converted.

Novak Djokovic and Casper Ruud have played 6 games against each other. And Novak Djokovic leads on the h2h by 5:1.

Novak Djokovic remains the biggest player on this stage and he will always be favorite to win every game he comes into. But against Casper Ruud, it's always more complicated than that. Novak Djokovic's strength is about to be tested and he's going to need a lot of endurance to get through.

Match Facts:-

Novak Djokovic won his last 4 games

Casper Ruud won his last 8 games

• Over 4 Sets at 2.04 Odds
• Over 38.5 Games at 1.81 Odds
• First Set Over 9.5 Games at 1.75 Odds