Alejandro Davidovich Fokina vs Casper Ruud Prediction & Betting Tips - Toronto, Canada

Prediction published on 10/08/2023, 01:51  by Kennedy Kechula in ATP Toronto Predictions

Third seed Casper Ruud and the unseeded Alejandro Davidovich Fokina will on Thursday battle each other at the Canadian Open. The two will lock horns in the third round with the winner next playing either Milos Raonic or Mackenzie McDonald. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina is having a strong hard-court campaign this year. He will hope this form allows him to prolong his stay in Toronto past this round. The Spaniard, playing for the third time here, has won his two rounds without dropping a set. He lost just two games in the first round against American J.J. Wolf and three against 13th seed Alexander Zverev last time out. His first win over Zverev in four attempts bumped him up two places to 35th in the live ranking. Davidovich Fokina has compiled a 24-19 record in 2023 with half of his victories coming on hard court. He defeated Ruud the last time they met, which was two seasons ago at the French Open. With his form in Toronto, he will be confident of coming out on top again.

Casper Ruud defeated Davidovich Fokina the first time they were paired up against each other. This was in 2019 at the Next Gen Finals and will hope for a similar outcome in what is their third encounter. Ruud has struggled this season on hard court. Before arriving in Toronto, where he is a former semifinalist, the Norwegian was on a losing record on the surface. His second-round 2-0 win over Jiri Lehecka has him on six wins on hard court, the same number as he has lost. Ruud has struggled with his fitness this season and despite his win over Lehecka has dropped in the live ranking. He is down one place to sixth after losing 270 ranking points. The 24-year-old once again had an outstanding clay court campaign where 22 of his 29 victories were achieved. He managed three finals and won one title.