Taylor Fritz vs Casper Ruud Prediction & Picks - ATP Mutua Madrid Open

Prediction published on 4/29/25, 12:29 PM  by Tyler Doty in ATP Mutua Madrid Open Picks

In the last 8 of the Madrid Masters 1000, the Spanish public will be treated to a clash between two players ranked in the top 15 of the season: American Taylor Fritz and Norwegian Casper Ruud.

Taylor Fritz, seeded number 3, concluded his season on hard court with an elimination in the last 8 at Indian Wells by Jack Draper, followed by a semi-final at the Miami Masters 1000 against Jakub Mensik. On clay, the 27-year-old American began his season just a few days ago in the Spanish capital, and the least we can say is that he doesn't seem to need much time to reacclimatize to this surface. Winner of his first round match in just 76 minutes against Christopher O'Connell, he then benefited from Benjamin Bonzi's retirement in the 3rd set.

For his part, Casper Ruud suffered a setback during his participation in the Monte-Carlo Masters 1000, as he was stopped in the Round of 8 by Alexei Popyrin. The Norwegian was more successful on the Barcelona courts, however, stringing together 2 wins in a row to reach the quarter-finals against Holger Rune. Here, he won his first two rounds in 2 sets against Arthur Rinderknech and then world No. 24 Sebastian Korda.