Casper Ruud vs Pedro Martinez Prediction & Betting Tips - ATP Estoril Open

Prediction published on 06/04/2024, 01:05  by Daniel Ngulu in Tennis Predictions

Top seed Casper Ruud's Estoril Open title defence will continue with a match against unseeded Pedro Martinez next. They will square off in the semifinals with the winner playing either Hubert Hurkacz or Cristian Garin for the title. Casper Ruud is seeking to become the first player in this ATP 250 event to win multiple titles. The 2023 champion has been in exceptional form and has won his two rounds here without dropping a set. He defeated Marton Fucsovics by the loss of five games to improve his record for the season to 20-5. Ruud has finished as runner-up in Los Cabos as well as Acapulco. Despite his fine form, he has dropped to 10th in the live ranking. Ruud defeated Martinez in the final in Kitzbuhel in 2021. This has been their only encounter to date.

Pedro Martinez is in red-hot form and will be confident of upsetting the defending champion. The Spaniard, who is also yet to drop a set here, has won his last eight matches. Martinez arrived here after winning the Girona Challenger. He has maintained this momentum and is now through to his second tour semi of the season. In total, he has won 17 of 23 matches alternating between the tour and challenger circuits. Martinez defeated former Estoril champion Richard Gasquet by the loss of eight games in the quarterfinals. This was his 11th win in 13 clay court outings which in turn has moved him up 10 places to 67th in the live ranking.