Combined Odds 1.59
Total Stake 1.00u
Confidence 70%
Leg 1 Cincinnati · Round 1 · Hard
Casper Ruud Casper Ruud
vs
Christopher O’Connell Christopher O’Connell
Pick Casper Ruud to win
Leg 2 Cincinnati · Round 1 · Hard
Tommy Paul Tommy Paul
vs
Thiago Monteiro Thiago Monteiro
Pick Tommy Paul to win

Premium Analysis

Cincinnati 🇺🇸

Ruud x 🇺🇸 Paul1.591u
  • O'Connell – Ruud first. 3 clean wins to get out of qualifying, a serve that delivered 11 aces on Friday, plenty of rhythm. But his return is one of the weakest in the field, and in front of him Ruud is one of the most reliable servers on the circuit.
  • To beat the Norwegian, you would need to break his serve at least once per set. Nothing in the Australian's game can do that.
  • Added to that the relatively slow playing conditions, I expect to see Casper Ruud return to winning ways before embarking on the US Open.
  • Vallejo next, and respect first: sweeping Vacherot 6-3 6-3 while winning 93% of points behind his first serve, that's a dream night. Except that neither Jacquet nor Vacherot know how to attack a serve. Tommy Paul, he does. It's even his specialty, one of the best returners in the world, and the serve is precisely the weakest point of the Paraguayan's game.
  • They have already crossed paths this season, in Houston, on Vallejo's clay: Paul had lost the first set and won the next two. On hard, with the rhythm of a win over Hurkacz in his legs, the scenario should not even be as tight.