Comparing Casper Ruud to Ugo Humbert: Will Ruud take revenge on Paris?

The sixth-ranked Norwegian Casper Ruud will face the 112-ranked Frenchman Ugo Humbert in the second round of the men's tournament at Wimbledon. Although the Scandinavian was not previously considered a strong grass-court tennis player, bookmakers favor Casper, and his odds of winning are decreasing.

Casper Ruud's present form

Casper has played three grass matches before Wimbledon. He had a defeat to Peniston in London, a two-set loss to Bergs in Hurlingham, and a two-game win against Alcaraz in this location. In the opening round of the Majors, Casper met the Spaniard Ramos, and Ruud was the obvious favorite to win in three games. Nevertheless, it should be noted that the triumph was not simple. Although the men played three sets, Casper won both of his matches in tie-breaks. Casper hit 14 aces and three double faults throughout the game, winning 75% of points on the first serve and 55% on the second. The Norwegian was pretty effective on the receiving end: 36% / 54%. The winner/unforced mistake ratio of 46/34 is very impressive. Ruud may not be at his optimum fitness level, but he is in decent form overall.

Ugo Humbert's form at present

The forthcoming encounter versus Casper Ruud will be Humbert's sixth on grass this season. Before Wimbledon, the Frenchman lost to Rinderknecht in the opening round of the competition in Stuttgart, defeated Albot in Halle, but fell in two games to Hurkacz, and fell to Monteiro in Eastbourne. At Wimbledon, Ugo defeated the No. 77 player in the world, Etcheverry, in a five-set battle. Humbert served 12 doubles and committed three doubles faults, earning 76% of his first serve games and 57% of his second serve points. On the receiving end, the Frenchman's statistics were 34 percent/42 percent wins and 62/65 unforced mistakes.

Casper Ruud against Ugo Humbert's confrontation

Humbert defeated Ruud twice on hard courts in Auckland and Paris, whereas Casper's sole win against Ugo was on clay in Hamburg. The latest face-off occurred in November 2020 at the Paris Masters, more than a year and a half ago.

Expert Betting Tips

Despite the odds, we are on Casper Ruud's side in this matchup. Since the last time the Frenchman and the Norwegian competed, Ruud has significantly improved and gone into the top 10 in the rankings. Yes, the grass is not the ideal surface for the Norwegian, but Ugo's performance is declining. We would not have gambled on Humbert to win the event in Halle a year ago, but Ugo's current stats are unimpressive. If Humbert does not contribute qualitatively and Ruud performs as well as he did against Ramos in the forthcoming encounter, it is unlikely that the Frenchman would prevail.

Nevertheless, the Scandinavians will certainly not have an easy time. Humbert has already defeated the Scandinavian on hard courts, so he will want to cause the sixth-ranked player in the world the most trouble possible. Here are the available wagering possibilities for the match:

W1+Total Over (30.5) equals 2.08; Total sets - 4 equals 2.60; Correct score 3:1 is 4.64.