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Casper Ruud vs Nicolas Jarry: ATP Miami Masters – Round of 16
In the round of 16 of ATP Miami Masters, Casper Ruud will take on Nicolas Jarry.
Casper Ruud Profile
Casper Ruud is currently eighth in the ATP rankings, with his career-high ranking being No. 2 in the world. The Norwegian is 18-5 for the season and 17-5 on hard surfaces.
Ruud is coming off a 6-3, 6-4 win over Alejandro Davidovich Fokina after beating Lucca Van Assche 7-6, 1-6, 6-1.
Last week in Indian Wells, Rudd made it to the quarterfinals, where he lost 6-2, 1-6, 6-3 to Tommy Paul. Previously, he lost back-to-back finals against Alex de Minaur in Acapulco and Jordan Thompson in Los Cabos.
This is Ruud’s seventh appearance in Miami, and his best result was the 2022 final, where he lost to Carlos Alcaraz.
Nicolas Jarry Profile
Nicolas Jarry is 23rd in the ATP rankings, five spots lower than his career-high. The Chilean is 10-7 for the season and 5-3 on hard surfaces.
He is coming off a 6-7, 7-5, 6-3 win over Thiago Seyboth Wild. In the first match in Miami, he defeated John Draper 7-6, 4-6, 7-6.
Last week in Indian Wells, Jarry lost his first match against Fabian Marozsan.
Jarry’s best result this season was the final in Buenos Aires, where he lost to Facundo Diaz Acosta.
This is his first appearance in Miami since 2019, and this is the first time he has moved past the second round.
Head-to-Head Ruud leads 2-1
- Ruud vs Jarry 7-6, 7-5, 7-5 (2023 French Open, round of 16)
- Jarry vs Ruud 3-6, 7-6, 7-5 (2023 ATP Geneve, quarterfinal)
- Ruud vs Jarry 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 (2022 ATP Seoul, round of 16)
Prediction and Conclusion
Both Ruud and Jarry prefer playing on clay courts, and each of their previous three matches has been a tight one. Ruud has been in the top 10 for a while now and has already lost two final matches this season. Jarry is still on the verge of getting into the top 20, and it seems like he has reached his maximum in Miami. He barely made it this far, and Ruud will win this one in straight sets.
