Casper Ruud vs Jordan Thompson Preview & Prediction | 2024 Rolex Paris Masters | Second Round
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Two players that come into the Paris Masters in not overly great form meet on day two in the second round as Casper Ruud faces Jordan Thompson
RANKING POINTS: ATP 1000
START DATE/TIME: Tuesday 29th October, 2024, UK – not before 7:30pm / US ET – not before 2:30pm / US PT – not before 11:30am
VENUE: Accor Arena, Paris, France
SURFACE: Indoor hard
HOW TO WATCH ON TV: UK – Sky Sports Tennis / US – Tennis Channel
HOW TO WATCH ONLINE: UK – Sky Go / US – Tennis Channel
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CASPER RUUD VS JORDAN THOMPSON PREDICTION
Casper Ruud is not playing well at all right now and he is going to have to find some energy and motivation from somewhere if he is going to get through some rounds in Paris.
His form has been miserable since the US Open and in truth, he got to the round of 16 in that Grand Slam event thanks to a kind draw. He still made it hard work against some players he should be coasting to victory against and that sums up his second half of the year.
He has been poor in recent tournaments including in the Japan Open where he met Thompson and the Australian beat him 7-6 6-1. That was their third meeting of 2024 and Thompson leads the way 2-1, taking it to 3-3 in their all-time head-to-head matches.
Thompson has had a quiet time of it himself after what has been an excellent and busy 2024. He reached his highest ever singles and doubles ranking in September and his confidence is high. He has had a slightly easier schedule in recent weeks but that should help him recharge and end the season strong in Paris.
We like Thompson in this one. It will not be easy for Ruud to just raise his game and put a performance in. We actually prefer Thompson’s route where he has just eased off the schedule to manage his workload but he is looking fresh for it. He looked good against Pedro Martinez in his first-round win and he go even better here.
CASPER RUUD VS JORDAN THOMPSON TIP: JORDAN THOMPSON TO WIN
