Marin Cilic vs Casper Ruud Preview & Prediction | 2025 Stockholm Open (BNP Paribas Nordic Open) | Round of 16

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Casper Ruud begins his Stockholm Open campaign against Marin Cilic.
Ranking points: ATP 250
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Venue: Kungliga tennishallen, Stockholm, Sweden
Surface: Indoor hard
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Marin Cilic vs Casper Ruud prediction
Marin Cilic advanced into the round-of-16 in Stockholm after a comfortable win over Nicolai Budkov Kjaer. The youngster was unable to break Cilic's serve during the match, with the 2014 US Open champion getting ahead at the end of the first set to take lead, before breaking in the sixth game of the second to win 7-5 6-4.
He will now go up against Casper Ruud, who enters the tournament as the third seed. The three-time Grand Slam finalist seemed to have found some form in September as he excelled at the Laver Cup and then won three matches in Tokyo. In the semi-finals, he made a strong start against Carlos Alcaraz, even taking the first set, before the Spaniard went on to win. He competed in Shanghai but retired in the second-round against Zizou Bergs.
Ruud leads the head-to-head 3-0 and 1-0 on hard court. Their last match was in the semi-finals of Roland Garros three years ago, with Ruud coming from a set down to win. He may be challenged at times by Cilic, who is a fine player in this environment, but the Norwegian has already reached an indoor final this season and should come out on top here.
Marin Cilic vs Casper Ruud tip: Casper Ruud to win 2-0 or 2-1