Stockholm Open 2024: Casper Ruud vs Tallon Griekspoor preview, head-to-head, prediction, odds and pick
Match Details
Fixture: (2) Casper Ruud vs (7) Tallon Griekspoor
Date: October 18, 2024
Tournament: Stockholm Open 2024
Round: Quarterfinal
Venue: Kungliga Tennishallen, Stockholm, Sweden
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Hard-court (Indoor)
Prize Money: €690,135
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Casper Ruud vs Tallon Griekspoor preview
The 2024 Stockholm Open quarterfinal will feature an intriguing clash between second-seeded Casper Ruud and seventh-seeded Tallon Griekspoor. Ruud had a great start to the 2024 season, reaching five finals in the year's first half and winning titles at the Geneva and Barcelona Open. Overall, the Norwegian has a 49-19 record in 2024.
However, the former World No. 2 entered the event in Stockholm after a three-match losing streak, the last of which was a 4-6, 4-6 loss to Aleksander Vukic in the second round of the Shanghai Masters. Besides reaching the finals at the Los Cabos and Acapulco, the other notable hard-court result for the Norwegian has been the quarterfinal at the BNP Paribas Open, losing 2-6, 6-1, 3-6 to Tommy Paul.
Being the second seed, Ruud got a bye in the opening round of the Stockholm Open. In the second round, he secured a 6-3 7-6(3) win over Lorenzo Sonego to advance to the last eight.
Tallon Griekspoor has a 30-25 record in 2024, with no titles yet. Reaching the semi-final of the Libema Open was one of the season highlights for the Dutchman, where he lost 2-6, 4-6 to Sebastian Korda. On hard courts, his best result came at the Rotterdam Open, losing 2-6, 4-6 to Jannik Sinner in the semi-final.
At the Stockholm Open, the Dutchman opened his campaign with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Pavel Kotov in the first round. In the second round, he won 7-6(0), 6-3 over young Brit Jacob Fearnley.
Casper Ruud vs Tallon Griekspoor head-to-head
Ruud has a 2-0 lead in the head-to-head over Griekspoor. The last time these two players met, the Norwegian won 6-3, 6-4 in the round-robin stage of the 2024 United Cup.
Casper Ruud vs Tallon Griekspoor odds
(Odds are sourced from BetMGM)
Casper Ruud vs Tallon Griekspoor prediction
Clay has been the most prolific surface for Ruud in his career. Hard courts have not extracted the best results from the Norwegian as he has a subpar 58 percent win ratio on the surface. The World No. 7 has reached six finals on hard courts, including the 2022 US Open, but has won only one title. The only hard-court title for Ruud is the 2021 San Diego Open, winning 6-0, 6-2 against Cameron Norrie in the final.
2023 was by far the most successful season for Tallon Griekspoor, as he reached his first three ATP finals in the year. Of those finals, two were on hard-court, and the Dutchman won his maiden title at the Maharashtra Open, winning 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 over Benjamin Bonzi in the final.
Going by current form, Ruud will be the favorite in the upcoming match, but the Norwegian has not been in the best form since the French Open. Therefore Griekspoor could take it to three sets.
Pick- Ruud to win in three sets