Marcos Giron vs Casper Ruud Prediction: Casper will get the second victory over the American

In the round of 16 of the Tokyo tennis tournament, the 79th racket of the world Marcos Giron will meet with the 8th number of ATP ranking Casper Ruud. The guys once met each other in the Tour, in 2021 at the tournament in Paris and that match was won in two games by Casper, who is listed as the favorite in the pair.

Marcos started in Tokyo with qualification, knocking out Uchida, Uchiyama, and Nishioka; surprisingly, the American had previously played exclusively against Japanese players in the Japanese capital. The main draw match against Nishioka lasted two hours and 45 minutes, with Giron winning 7:6, 4:6, 6:1. During the game, Giron served 13 times with one double fault, winning 81% of points on the first serve and 54% on the second. Before the Tokyo tournament, Giron played six matches in Chenzui, Astana, and Shanghai, where the American had three wins and three losses.

For Ruud, the tournament in Tokyo is his third in Asia in the fall of 2023. Before Japan, the Norwegian played two events in Beijing and Shanghai, where he played six matches, four of which he won with two losses to Alcaraz and Marozsán. In Tokyo, Casper knocked out another Japanese, Watanuki. It so happened that the future rivals for two have already beaten 4 Japanese in Tokyo. The match against Watanuki lasted an hour and 47 minutes, 7:6, 6:3 in favor of Casper. During the game, Ruud served eight times with two double faults and won 79% of points on the first serve and 73% on the second.

Casper is gaining form. It is obvious. Before Tokyo in Asia, the Norwegian played six matches, six of which he won with two defeats, including a loss to Alcaraz, the second racket in the world at the moment. In Tokyo, Ruud has a two-set win over Watanuki. Also, note that Ruud won his only head-to-head match against Giron more than confidently. We believe that Casper will get the second victory over the American in his career. Moreover, we think that this victory will be about as confident as in Paris in November 2021.