Taro Daniel vs Casper Ruud Prediction: We Bet on the Outsider

Prediction for the ATP Acapulco Taro Daniel vs Casper Ruud game will take place on March 2nd. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

Before qualifying in Acapulco, Toro played two Challenger matches in Monterrey, where he lost to Croatian Gojo in the last 16. Daniel started the competition in Acapulco by qualifying, from where he won Hernandez and an American Holt. In the first round of the main bracket, Taro confidently beat another representative of the USA, Jeffrey Wolf, the 44th racket in the world. The match against Wolf lasted an hour and 47 minutes. Taro won it with a score of 6:4, 6:4. Statistics of the Japanese in that match: 2/1 aces/doubles, 71%/44% points won on serve, 36/53% on return, 2/1 winners/unforces. Pay attention to the fact that the Japanese made only one unforced error during the entire meeting against Wolf.

The tournament in Acapulco for Casper Ruud is the first since the Australian Open, where the Norwegian failed, losing in the second round to the American Brooksby. In Mexico, Casper has one victory over the 342nd racket of the world, the Argentine Andreozzi. Andreozzi had previously qualified, just like Taro Daniel, and gave the Scandinavian a real fight. The match lasted almost three hours, 6:4, 4:6, and 7:6 in favor of Casper. It is evident that Ruud needs more game practice, and he is still far from optimal conditions. So we won't be surprised if a European has problems in the upcoming game.

If Casper were in good shape, betting on the Norwegian would be exciting. But the Norwegian has played only one game in over a month against Andreozzi, the 342nd racket of the world, whom he beat only in the third set on a tie-break. Ruud may play the next match better than against the Argentine. Still, we doubt Casper will eventually win over Daniel, who has enough playing practice on Mexican courts. In this pair, we choose bets on an outsider. 

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