Casper Ruud vs Stefanos Tsitsipas – Breakdown and Prediction

April 21, 2024

Casper Ruud vs Stefanos Tsitsipas: ATP Barcelona – Final

For the second time this month, Casper Ruud and Stefanos Tsitsipas will fight for a title, this time at the ATP Barcelona.

Casper Ruud Profile

Casper Ruud is sixth in the ATP rankings, and his career high was No. 2 in the world. The Norwegian is 28-8 for the season and 10-2 on clay courts.

He is coming off a 7-6, 6-4 semifinal win over Tomas martin Etcheverry. Previously in the tournament, Ruud defeated Matteo Arnaldi, Jordan Thompson and Alexandre Muller, all in straight sets.

Ruud has made three finals so far in the season but has lost all of them, in Monte Carlo to Tsitsipas, in Acapulco to Alex de Minaur and in Los Cabos to Jordan Thompson.

This is his fourth appearance in Barcelona and his first final.

Stefanos Tsitsipas Profile

Stefanos Tsitsipas is seventh in the ATP rankings, and his career high was third in the world. The Greek is 21-6 for the season and 10-0 on clay surfaces.

He is coming off a 5-7, 6-4, 6-2 semifinal win over Dusan Lajovic. Previously in the tournament, he defeated Facundo Diaz Acosta, Roberto Carballes Baena and Sebastain Ofner.

Last week Tsitsipas won his third title in monte Carlo. Earlier in the season, he reached the semifinal in Los Cabos.

This is his sixth appearance in Barcelona and fourth final.

Head-to-Head – Tsitsipas leads 4-2

Tsitsipas vs Ruud 6-1, 6-4 (2024 ATP Monte Carlo, final)
Ruud vs Tsitsipas 6-4, 7-6 (2024 ATP Los Cabos, semifinal)
Tsitsipas vs Ruud 6-2, 6-2 (2022 Abu Dhabi, exhibition)
Tsitsipas vs Ruud 6-1, 6-4 (2021 ATP Toronto, quarterfinal)
Ruud vs Tsitspas 7-6, 6-4 (2021 ATP Madrid, round of 16)
Tsitsipas vs Ruud 6-3, 6-7, 7-6 (2016 Futures, final)

Prediction and Conclusion

This will be the third match between these two players this season, and they split the previous one. They met last week in the Monte Carlo finals, with Tsitsipas cruising to the title with a 6-1, 6-4 win. This is his fourth time reaching the final in Barcelona, and it is about time to win his first title. Ruud is in solid shape, just like Tsitsipas, he returned to the top 10 players in the rankings, but it seems that he is not ready to defeat Tsitsipas on clay at the moment. Ruud has yet to lose a set in Barcelona this week, while Tsitsipas went to three sets in the last two matches. However, Tsitsipas is the better one at the moment and will win the trophy.