Casper Ruud vs Stefanos Tsitsipas Prediction & Betting Tips - ATP Los Cabos Open

Prediction published on 23/02/2024, 04:50  by Daniel Ngulu in Tennis Predictions

Second seed Stefanos Tsitsipas and fourth seed Casper Ruud will face off in the semifinals at the Los Cabos Open. The winner will then play either Alexander Zverev or Jordan Thompson in the final. Casper Ruud defeated Nuno Borges in straight sets in the quarterfinals. He lost five games in the tie as he secured his eighth win in nine outings so far this year. Seven of his victories have been achieved on hard courts and this should have him confident of winning here. The Norwegian has also defeated Tsitsipas once before which should add to boosting his confidence levels. He won a third-round tie at the Madrid Open three seasons ago. Ruud is currently ranked 12th in the ATP and will leapfrog Tsitsipas in the world rankings if he secures a win here.

Stefanos Tsitsipas dropped out of the ATP top 10 for the first time in almost five years before arriving in Los Cabos. He is currently ranked 11th in the world and can move right back into the top 10 if he wins this event. Fortunately for the Greek number one, he won the title here last season and is highly favoured to do so again. Tsitsipas's title triumph last season came in his debut appearance in this ATP 250 event. He has been in excellent form in his title defence and has won his two rounds without dropping a set. To advance to the last four, he defeated Alexander Kovacevic by the loss of nine games. Tsitsipas, who has now compiled a 7-2 record, has won two times in three previous meetings with Ruud. They last faced off on an outdoor hard court in Toronto three seasons ago.