Hamburg Open 2020: Ugo Humbert vs Casper Ruud Preview, Head to Head, Prediction


Ugo Humbert and Casper Ruud, two in-form players will be up against each other in Hamburg Open quaterfinals on Friday in order to book a place in the semifinals. Casper Ruud will be looking to make his second straight semifinals after reaching the last 4 at the Italian Open last week. Similarly, Ugo Humbert would be looking to maintain his good form on clay this year having beaten Daniil Medvedev in the 1st round.
Ugo Humbert vs Casper Ruud: Preview

Ugo Humbert has a had great week at the Hamburg Open 2020 following his successful outing at the Italian Open a week earlier. Humbert defeated the No.1 seed Daniil Medvedev in the first round in two comfortable sets. He continued his good form by defeating Jiri Vesley in the 2nd round in another straight-sets victory. The Frenchman will be looking to maintain his good form in lead up to the French Open 2020.
Casper Ruud has had an amazing few weeks on clay starting with reaching his maiden ATP 1000 semifinals at the Italian Open 2020. In the first round at Hamburg Open 2020, Casper Ruud defeated Benoit Paire by a walkover although Casper Ruud was a setup and break up in the 2nd set. In the 2nd round, he defeated Fabio Fognini, 6th seeded Italian in a comfortable straight-sets victory.
Ugo Humbert vs Casper Ruud: Head to Head

Ugo Humbert and Casper Ruud have faced off against each other just once before. Their only meeting came at Auckland earlier this year where Humbert defeated Ruud in three hard-fought sets. Their last 8 clash at the Hamburg Open 2020 will be their second meeting and first on clay.
Ugo Humbert vs Casper Ruud: Prediction

There is not much to separate both the players as both Humbert and Ruud would be backing their chances to reach the semifinals. The duo have beaten top players in the past two weeks with Humbert defeating Medvedev while Casper Ruud defeating Berrettini and Karen Kachenov.
Casper Ruud is expected to emerge victorious in a hard-fought match which is expected to last 3 sets. Casper Ruud has been serving well and had won 90% of his first-serve points in his last match against Fognini. The first set will prove crucial in deciding the fate of this matchup.
Match Prediction– Casper Ruud to defeat Ugo Humbert in 3 sets.
Also Read: Hamburg Open 2020: Dusan Lajovic vs Stefanos Tsitsipas Preview, Head-to-Head, Prediction
Nirmit Mehta
(2425 Articles Published)