

What Time Will Hamad Medjedovic Play Against Casper Ruud?
Medjedovic and Ruud are on the Day 3 Schedule at Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell 2025 on Wednesday 16 April 2025. 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?
In the first meeting between Hamad Medjedovic from Serbia and Casper Ruud from Norway, there are some interesting insights from their 52-week averages. In terms of attack, both players have a similar conversion rate of 68%, but Medjedovic has a slightly higher score steal rate and serve quality. Ruud, on the other hand, has a higher return quality and better forehand and backhand quality.
Hamad Medjedovic, aged 21 and currently ranked 72 in the world, achieved his career-high ranking of 71 in February 2025. In the same year, he reached the final in Marseille and has a record of 7-3, including a win in the second round of the Barcelona Open. He broke into the top 100 in January 2025 after winning a Challenger title at Oeiras-1. He had notable wins against former champions Khachanov and Medvedev in Marseille and reached his first ATP Tour semifinal in Gstaad in 2023, defeating Thiem along the way. He has also qualified for the main draws of Grand Slam tournaments and has a successful record in Challenger tournaments.
Casper Ruud, aged 26 and currently ranked 10th in the world, achieved his career-high ranking of 2nd. He is the first Norwegian player to win an ATP Tour title, play at the Nitto ATP Finals, and reach a Grand Slam final and ATP Masters 1000 final. He has won multiple clay-court titles, including a sweep of titles in Bastad, Gstaad, and Kitzbuhel in July 2021. He is known for his success on clay and leads the tour in clay-court wins, finals, and titles since the start of the 2020 season. He has also had notable wins against Djokovic and has a winning streak in Barcelona, where he won the title last year.
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In terms of rankings, Medjedovic is aiming to reach his fifth ATP Tour quarterfinal and second on clay, while Ruud is currently ranked 15th and needs to defend his title in Barcelona to stay inside the top 10. Ruud has a strong record of winning matches after winning the first set and is looking to reach his 56th tour-level quarterfinal, 38 of which have been on clay.
Overall, both players have had successful careers so far and bring their unique strengths to the matchup. It will be an exciting match to watch, especially considering their respective records and recent performances.
My Conclusion / Prediction:
My pick is that Medjedovic will win.
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