

What Time Will Casper Ruud Play Against Francisco Cerundolo?
Ruud and Cerundolo are on the Day 7 Schedule at Miami Open Presented By Itau 2025 on Tuesday 25 March 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?
Head to head, Francisco Cerundolo leads Casper Ruud with a record of 4-3. They have faced off in various tournaments and surfaces. In the ATP Masters 1000 Miami on hard court, Ruud defeated Cerundolo in the semifinals with a score of 6-4 6-1. On clay court, Cerundolo came out on top in their matches in Bastad, Barcelona, and Rome with scores of 6-4 3-6 7-5, 7-6(5) 6-3, and 7-5 6-4, respectively. In the Paris Olympics on clay, Ruud turned the tables and won against Cerundolo with a score of 6-3 6-4. Additionally, their encounter in the Laver Cup on hard court resulted in a victory for Cerundolo with a score of 6-4 6-4.
Casper Ruud is a 26-year-old Norwegian player who currently holds the world No. 6 ranking and achieved a career-high ranking of No. 2. In 2025, he has a record of 12-3, reaching the final in Dallas and Miami. Ruud has achieved several notable milestones in his career. He became the first Norwegian to win an ATP Tour title, reached the Nitto ATP Finals semifinals in 2021 and 2024, reached the finals of the 2022 Roland Garros and 2023 US Open, and reached the finals of the ATP Masters 1000 Miami in 2022 and Monte-Carlo in 2024. He also made history by winning three clay-court titles in three consecutive weeks in 2021, a feat that hadnโt been accomplished since Andy Murray in 2011. Ruud holds impressive clay-court records, leading in wins, finals, and titles since the start of the 2020 season, highlighted by his biggest career title in Barcelona in 2024. He also recorded a significant win against world No. 1 Novak Djokovic on his way to the 2024 ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo final. Currently, Ruud is aiming for his 13th ATP Masters 1000 quarterfinal and his first since reaching the Monte-Carlo final in April of the previous year.
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Francisco Cerundolo, a 26-year-old Argentine player, is currently ranked No. 26 in the world, with a career-high ranking of No. 19. In 2025, he has a record of 15-6, reaching the final in Buenos Aires. Cerundolo has made significant strides in his career, breaking into the top 100 and achieving new career-high rankings multiple times in 2022. He reached his highest ranking of No. 19 in June 2023 after reaching the fourth round of the 2023 Roland Garros. Cerundoloโs breakthrough came when he defeated Ruud, who was ranked No. 5 at the time, en route to winning his first ATP Tour title in Bastad and also defeating No. 8 Andrey Rublev en route to the Hamburg semifinals in back-to-back weeks. He continued his success by winning his second title at the 2023 Eastbourne, becoming the first Argentine ATP Tour champion on grass since 1995. Cerundolo made headlines in the 2022 Miami tournament by becoming the lowest-ranked semifinalist in its history as the world No. 103. He was also the first player to reach the semifinals in his ATP Masters 1000 main draw debut since 2012. Cerundolo comes from a tennis family, with his father Alejandro also playing professional tennis, his younger brother Juan Manuel winning the 2021 Cordoba title, and his sister Constanza playing for the Argentine field hockey team that won gold at the 2018 Youth Olympics. In the current Miami tournament, Cerundolo is aiming for his sixth ATP Masters 1000 quarterfinal and his third in Miami, hoping to become the first Argentine since del Potro in 2018 to reach both the Indian Wells and Miami quarterfinals in the same year. He is also looking to secure his fifth victory against a single opponent, with a 5-2 head-to-head record against Tommy Paul.
In the context of their upcoming match, Ruud and Cerundolo will be competing for a spot in the quarterfinals of the ATP Masters 1000 Miami. Ruud has a strong track record in this tournament, having reached the final in 2022, while Cerundolo has previously reached the semifinals in Miami in 2022 and 2023. Additionally, Ruud has been successful in bouncing back after losing the first set, as he currently holds a perfect 11-0 record this season after winning the first set.
My Conclusion / Prediction:
My pick is that Ruud will win.
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