Kasper Ruud - Alexander Zverev: prediction and bet on the semi-finals of Roland Garros

In the semi-finals of Roland Garros, Norwegian Kasper Ruud will play against Alexander Zverev from Germany.

Kasper Ruud

The 24-year-old representative of Norway is gaining momentum more and more for the Grand Slam final in France. The day before yesterday, in the quarterfinals of the tournament, Ruud easily beat the young Holger Rune from Denmark – 6:1; 6:2; 3:6; 6:3. At the very beginning of the match, Kasper almost lost a game on his serve, but the Norwegian showed character and pulled the game from the score of 15:40. Then Ruud already made a break himself and thereby Casper led 3-0 in games. Immediately after that, Kasper could have made a second break in a row, but this time the Norwegian missed the advantage in the game on the opponent's serve from the score of 40:0. And with the score 4:1 in games, Ruud still made the second break and after that Casper calmly served for the set. At the very beginning of the second set, Ruud made a break and led 2-0 in games. In the middle of the game, with the score 3:1 in games, the Norwegian made the second break and led with the score 5:1. Then, when serving for the match, Ruud had some problems, but Kasper still did not allow Rune to break and return to the fight for the set. But the beginning of the third set Ruud had already failed, Kasper lost a game on his serve and settled for a score of 0:3 on games. After that, Rune worked competently on his serve and easily reached the set, where Holger also had some difficulties, but he was able to keep the game on his serve and pick up the game. In the fourth set, Ruud made a break quickly enough, it happened with the score 2:1 in games. Immediately after that, Casper almost gave the game to his opponent on his serve, but the Norwegian showed character and pulled the game from the score 15:40. As a result, Ruud led 4-1 in games. After that, Kasper already worked competently on his serve and easily brought the match to victory. The tennis players spent two hours and forty-five minutes on the court.

Let's add that Kasper Ruud beat an opponent from the top 10 of the ATP rankings for the first time at Grand Slam tournaments.

Alexander Zverev

The 26-year-old representative of Germany, in turn, also continues to move confidently towards the final of the tournament in Paris. The day before yesterday, in the quarterfinals, Zverev beat Thomas-Martin Etcheverry from Argentina in four sets with sufficient confidence – 6:4; 3:6; 6:3; 6:4. In the first set, the tennis players initially worked competently on their serves, but with the score 3:3 in games, Zverev made a break and led with a score of 4:3. Immediately after that, Alexander almost lost the game on his serve, but the German showed character and pulled the game from the account 15:40. After that, Zverev easily brought the set to victory. In the second set, Zverev and Etcheverry again initially worked competently on their serves, and from the score of 2:3 on games, the tennis players exchanged breaks. Immediately after that, Alexander lost a game on his serve for the second time in a row, and thus he settled for a score of 3:5 in games. And after that, Etcheverry easily served for the set, which allowed him to even the score in the match. At the very beginning of the third set, Zverev again lost a game on his serve, as a result, Alexander settled for 0:2 on games. But, from the score of 1:2, Zverev made a breakthrough and made two consecutive breaks, as a result, Alexander came out at the score of 5:2 in games. Immediately after that, the German could have made a third break in a row, but Zverev missed the advantage in the game on the Argentine's serve from the score of 40:0. And yet, then Zverev calmly served for a set. In the fourth set, Zverev and Etcheverry, according to the tradition of this match, initially worked competently on their serves, but with the score 3:3 in games, Alexander made a break and went to the score 4:3. Immediately after that, Alexander almost gave up the game on his serve, but the German pulled the game from the score at 15:40 and after that Zverev easily brought the match to victory. The tennis players spent three hours and twenty-five minutes on the court.

Alexander Zverev and Kasper Ruud last played against each other on March 31 last year in the quarterfinals of the ATP tournament in Miami. Then on hard, the Norwegian was stronger in three sets – 6:3; 1:6; 6:3.

Forecast

In this match, Alexander Zverev is considered by bookmakers to be a very small favorite. However, there can be any outcome in this confrontation. Of course, we expect a very hard fight, and therefore we suggest that you bet more than 38.5 games on the total.