Canadian Open 2022: Casper Ruud vs Alex Molcan Live Stream, Match Timings, Prediction, and Preview

Casper Ruud and Alex Molcan are set to meet in the second round at the Canadian Open 2022.

Casper Ruud vs Alex Molcan: Match Details

Tournament: Canadian Open 2022.
Match: Casper Ruud vs Alex Molcan
Round: Round of 32
Date: 10th August 2022
Venue: Montreal, Canada
Surface: Hard
Prize Money: $5,926,545

Casper Ruud vs Alex Molcan: Preview

Ruud was defeated by a fiery Carlos Alcaraz the last time he faced up on a hard court. However, that isn’t the whole story, which highlights the effort Ruud has put in to succeed in non-clay court contests. Considering that the top-ranked Norwegian was competing against Alcaraz in the Miami Masters final, a berth he had secured with victories over Cameron Norrie and Alexander Zverev. Since then, Ruud has returned to clay, captivating spectators with his steadiness while winning the Geneva Open and Gstaad Open championships and making it to the Roland-Garros final. Given that he has been away from hard courts for around five months, it will be challenging for him to return, but he does have a hard-court opponent in Molcan.

On the other hand, for the 42nd-ranked player, who had only two other victories in previous seasons on hard courts, this was a great start. Late in the first set, Molcan dropped his serve only to break back to love and force a tiebreaker. He then defeated McDonald 7-1, and to complete the victory, he broke his Australian rival in the fifth game of the second set.

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These two have already competed against one another on tour, and that match took place at the 2022 Munich Open. In that second-round match, Molcan was defeated by Ruud in three sets.

Casper Ruud vs Alex Molcan: Prediction

Ruud might not be the best player on hard court surfaces but he has shown marked improvement on it and while rustiness could also be a factor, he stars as a heavy favourite.

Prediction: Ruud to win in 3 sets.

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