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Daniel Elahi Galan vs Casper Ruud Preview & Prediction | 2025 Barcelona Open | First Round

by Alex Meechan · April 14 2025, 14:26
Daniel Elahi Galan vs Casper Ruud Preview & Prediction | 2025 Barcelona Open | First Round

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Defending champion Casper Ruud will look to overcome his disappointment in Monte-Carlo when he begins his Barcelona Open campaign against Daniel Elahi Galan.

Ranking points: ATP 500

Start date/time: Tuesday 15th April, 2025: UK – not before 11:10am / US ET – not before 6:10am / US PT – not before 3:10am

Venue: Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

Surface: Outdoor clay

How to watch on TV: UK – Sky Sports Tennis / US – Tennis Channel

How to watch online: UK – Sky Go / US – Tennis Channel

Tickets: Visit this link for the latest Daniel Elahi Galan vs Casper Ruud ticket information

Daniel Elahi Galan vs Casper Ruud prediction

Colombian Daniel Elahi Galan successfully navigated qualifying to reach the main draw, beating Jacob Fearnley in the last round. He is a clay-court specialist and won his first Challenger event since April 2022 in January, with victory at the Punta del Este Open.

He then picked up another title on the Challenger tour with victory in Chile, defeating Thiago Monteiro in the final in the middle of March. He opted to avoid the North American hard-court swing and continue to play clay court events. 

He did enter the Houston Open but fell at the first hurdle to Mackenzie McDonald. His opponent will be defending champion Casper Ruud. Ruud suffered a shock defeat to Alexei Popyrin at the round-of-16 stage in Monte-Carlo and can’t really afford a similar upset with the amount of points he has to defend here.

We think Ruud will begin the defence of his title with a straight sets win.

Daniel Elahi Galan vs Casper Ruud tip: Casper Ruud to win 2-0

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