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Lorenzo Sonego vs Casper Ruud: ATP Stockholm – Round of 16

Lorenzo Sonego will take on Casper Ruud in the round of 16 of the ATP Stockholm.

Lorenzo Sonego Profile

Lorenzo Sonego is currently 50th in the ATP rankings far behind his career high which was No. 21. The Italian is 24-29 for the season and 10-14 on hard surface.

Sonego is coming off a 7-5, 7-6 win over Marc Andrea Huesler in the opening round.

His best result of the season was the title in Winston Salem where he defeated Alex Michelsen in the final.

This is Sonego’s second appearance in Stockholm after last year losing in the round of 16 to Pavel Kotov.

Casper Ruud Profile

Former world No. 2 Casper Ruud is now eighth in the rankings. The Norwegian is 48-20 for the season and 21-10 on hard surface.

Ruud is coming off a 6-4, 6-4 loss to Aleksandar Vukic in the second round in Shanghai.

He won two titles this season in Geneva and Barcelona.

This is his third appearance in Stockholm and has yet to win a match in the main draw here.

Head-to-Head Ruud leads 4-0

• Ruud vs Sonego 6-2, 6-7, 1-6, 6-4, 6-3 (2022 French Open, third round)
• Ruud vs Sonego 7-5, 4-6, 6-4 (2021 ATP Vienna, round of 16)
• Ruud vs Sonego 6-1, 6-4 (2021 ATP San Diego, quarterfinal)
• Ruud vs Sonego 6-3, 6-4 (2020 ATP Rome, second round)

Prediction and Conclusion

Casper Ruud is not as good as he was last season and currently is in bad form, losing the last four matches, including the Laver Cup. The Norwegian had no success in the Asian tour and is pretty happy to be back in Europe. Lorenzo Sonego has never been on Ruud’s level and has lost all of the previous four head-to-head matches. The Italian has a solid serve but lacks consistency, which he needs in order to beat players from the top 10. No matter how poor Ruud played in the last couple of months, he is the better player and will end the losing streak with a win against Sonego.