Casper Ruud vs Zhang Zhizhen Prediction: Waiting for an Eventful and Long Match

Prediction for the ATP US Open Casper Ruud vs Zhang Zhizhen match which will take place on August 31st. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.

The upcoming match will be Casper's fifth on hard court since the end of the clay season. In Toronto, the Norwegian has a win and a loss against Davidovich Fokina. In Cincinnati he lost his first match against Purcell. In New York, Ruud played one match and had a tough time getting past the little-known qualifier Nava, beating him in four sets and two tie-breaks. The match against the American lasted three hours and 20 minutes, Ruud made four aces and three double faults, won 73% of the points on his first serve and 60% on his second.

The Chinese player was a more prominent figure than Ruud on the hard courts before the start of the US Open, but he did not do much either. He played tournaments in Toronto, Cincinnati and Winston-Salem: two wins and three losses. In the first round of the majors, he met Wolf and defeated Jeffrey in five sets 7-5, 7-5, 6-7, 4-6, 6-3. During the match, the player served 15 times and made seven double faults, winning 72% of the points on the first serve and 44% on the second.

Ruud has been in a long slump and he does not seem to be out of it yet. Casper struggled to beat Nava in the first round and Zhang is an even tougher opponent, although his statistics on the blue surface are far from perfect. We believe that Ruud will make it to the third round of the majors, but we doubt that the match will be fast and furious. On the contrary, we expect a long match and we wouldn't be surprised if it goes to 5 sets.