Ugo Humbert vs Casper Ruud Prediction & Betting Tips - ATP Monte Carlo Masters

Prediction published on 11/04/2024, 17:00  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 11/04/2024 at 17:58 in ATP Monte Carlo Masters Predictions

Before this week Ugo Humbert had never won a match at the Monte Carlo Masters. Friday sees the 14th seed face the eighth seeded Casper Ruud for a place in the last four. Humbert had played four matches in this outdoor clay court Masters 1000 tournament and lost them all. This year has been so successful for him on hard courts with two titles won. His form in ATP clay court tournaments needed to improve, though he did win two Challenger Tour titles in 2023. He nearly came a cropper in round one and needed to come from behind to beat qualifier Federico Coria. After a straight sets win over Zhizhen Zhang, he again went a set down in the last 16. He recovered well to beat lucky loser Lorenzo Sonego and reach this quarterfinal. He leads Ruud 3-1 in previous meetings but Ruud won their only match played on a clay court.

Casper Ruud is bidding to reach the last four here for the first time since 2021. He’s ninth in the live rankings but winning this match would take him up to seventh. The 25-year-old has an excellent record on clay with nine ATP Tour titles having been won. Twice he’s lost in the final at Roland Garros. He’s played two matches to get to the last eight in Monte Carlo. Both have been won in straight sets with six games lost. The last 16 saw him get a good win over last week’s winner in Estoril, Hubert Hurkacz. We tip him to beat Humbert in this match and do so in straight sets.