Prediction Of Agut Vs Ruud H2H, Who Will Win At ATP Swiss Indoors Basel 2024?

What Time Will Roberto Bautista Agut Play Against Casper Ruud?

Agut and Ruud are on the Day 3 Schedule at Swiss Indoors Basel 2024 on Wednesday 23 October 2024. Lets breakdown the career, past stats and recent form of these players and predict who will get the victory.

Who Will Win In This Head-To-Head?

Roberto Bautista Agut (ESP) and Casper Ruud (NOR) are set to face off in the first round of the tournament. Bautista Agut currently leads the head-to-head record 2-1, with their most recent match taking place at the ATP Masters 1000 Montreal, where Ruud came out on top in a tightly contested match, winning 6-7(4) 7-6(4) 6-4.

Tennis Data Innovations Insights utilizes algorithmic software to analyze ball and player tracking data, providing real-time information on shot type, shot quality, situation, phase of play, and tactic for each shot. The insights generated from their 52-week averages show that both Bautista Agut and Ruud possess strong statistics in various aspects of the game. Bautista Agut has a conversion score of 21%, steal score of 67%, serve quality of 36%, return quality of 7.3, forehand quality of 6.6, and backhand quality of 8.0. Ruud, on the other hand, has a conversion score of 24%, steal score of 68%, serve quality of 34%, return quality of 7.8, forehand quality of 6.7, and backhand quality of 8.0. These numbers place both players slightly above the tour average in most categories.

During Bautista Agut’s recent tournament win in Antwerp, he surpassed many of his usual metrics. In particular, his conversion score increased to 75% and his steal score rose to 44%. This exceptional performance contributed to his victory in the tournament.

Bautista Agut, aged 36 and ranked 45th in the world, has had a successful career, reaching a career-high ranking of No. 9. He captured his 12th ATP Tour title in Antwerp and achieved his 400th career win in 2024. Additionally, he made his first Grand Slam quarterfinal at the 2019 Australian Open and reached his first Grand Slam semifinal at Wimbledon later that year. He has defeated top-ranked players such as Djokovic and Medvedev on multiple occasions and has represented Spain in prestigious tournaments like the Davis Cup and the ATP Cup. Prior to pursuing tennis professionally, Bautista Agut played football for Villarreal C.F. until the age of 14.

Currently on a five-match winning streak, Bautista Agut will be looking to secure his first victory against a top 10 player since his win over Medvedev in June last year.

Ruud, aged 25 and ranked 8th in the world, holds the distinction of being the highest-ranked Norwegian player in history. He reached a career-high ranking of No. 2 after falling to Alcaraz in the 2022 US Open final. Ruud’s achievements include being the first Norwegian player to win an ATP Tour title, participate in the Nitto ATP Finals, reach a Grand Slam final, and reach an ATP Masters 1000 final. He has displayed incredible dominance on clay courts, winning titles and setting records. Notably, he became the first player since Murray in 2011 to win three consecutive titles in as many weeks. Ruud has an impressive clay-court record since the start of the 2020 season, leading the ATP Tour in clay-court wins, finals, and titles. He scored a significant victory against World No. 1 Djokovic on his way to the Monte-Carlo Masters final in 2024.

In the current season, Ruud aims to join the select group of players with 50 wins and has the opportunity to achieve this feat for the third time in his career. He has performed exceptionally well in deciding sets, with a record of 15-4 in such situations this year.

In terms of overall wins during the 2024 ATP Tour, the leaders include Jannik Sinner with a record of 65-6 and seven titles, Alexander Zverev with a record of 60-19 and one title, Carlos Alcaraz with a record of 51-10 and four titles, Taylor Fritz with a record of 49-20 and two titles, and both Casper Ruud and Taylor Fritz with a record of 49-20 and two titles each.

It will be intriguing to see how the match unfolds between Bautista Agut and Ruud, with both players bringing their skills and strengths to the court.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Agut will win.
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