Who Will Win: Ruud Vs Juncheng? Prediction For ATP Us Open 2024

What Time Will Casper Ruud Play Against Shang Juncheng?

Ruud and Juncheng are on the Day 5 Schedule at Us Open 2024 on Friday 30 August 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?

Casper Ruud and Shang Juncheng will be facing each other for the first time in their careers. Casper Ruud, born on December 22, 1998, is currently 25 years old, while Shang Juncheng, born on February 2, 2005, is only 19 years old. Casper Ruud is ranked No. 8 in the PIF ATP Rankings, with his highest ranking at No. 2 on September 12, 2022. Shang Juncheng currently holds a ranking of No. 72, which is also his highest ranking achieved on August 26, 2024.

Casper Ruud was born in Oslo, Norway, while Shang Juncheng was born in Beijing, China. In terms of their win-loss records on hard courts in 2024, Casper Ruud has a record of 46 wins and 14 losses, with 21 wins and 6 losses on hard courts. Shang Juncheng, on the other hand, has a record of 19 wins and 12 losses in 2024, with 15 wins and 7 losses on hard courts.

In their overall career win-loss records on hard courts, Casper Ruud has a record of 253 wins and 129 losses, with 103 wins and 70 losses on hard courts. Shang Juncheng has a record of 23 wins and 23 losses overall, with 19 wins and 16 losses on hard courts.

While Casper Ruud has not won any career titles on hard courts, Shang Juncheng has not won any career titles at all. In the US Open, Casper Ruud has a record of 12 wins and 6 losses, with his best finish being in 2024, reaching the third round. Shang Juncheng has yet to make a comeback from being two sets down in his career.

In terms of career tiebreak win-loss records, Casper Ruud has a record of 85 wins and 67 losses, with 15 wins and 6 losses in 2024. Shang Juncheng has a record of 14 wins and 8 losses overall, with 12 wins and 5 losses in 2024.

Regarding career prize money, Casper Ruud has earned $19,981,197 throughout his career, with $3,454,683 earned in 2024. On the other hand, Shang Juncheng has earned $1,081,281 in his career, with $573,094 earned in 2024.

Casper Ruud’s coach is Christian Ruud and Pedro Clar, while Shang Juncheng’s coach is Martin Alund.

In previous matches, Casper Ruud lost to Chinese No. 1 Zhang in a five-set match in the second round last year. However, after defeating Alcaraz, Casper Ruud reached a career-high No. 2 in the PIF ATP Rankings. He also defeated No. 14 Berrettini in the quarterfinals and No. 31 Khachanov in the semifinals on his way to the 2022 final.

It is worth mentioning that Casper Ruud, at the age of 23, became the youngest man since Nadal in 2008 to reach two

Grand Slam finals in a single season, with his 2022 Roland Garros final being one of them.

Casper Ruud aims to advance to the fourth round of a Grand Slam on hard courts for the third time in his career after reaching this stage in the 2021 Australian Open. He also holds the distinction of being the first Norwegian to win an ATP Tour title, play at the Nitto ATP Finals, and reach both a Grand Slam final.

One of Casper Ruud’s career highlights includes defeating Tsitsipas to win the biggest title of his career at the 2024 Barcelona Open, just a week after losing to Tsitsipas in the ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo final. He also won clay-court titles at Bastad, Gstaad, and Kitzbuhel in July 2021, being the first player since Murray in 2011 to win three titles in as many weeks.

As for Shang Juncheng, he lost to Virtanen in the third round of a tournament last year after defeating Kypson and Olivieri. His biggest win at a Grand Slam came when he beat No. 27 Bublik in the first round. However, at the 2024 Wimbledon, he lost to No. 9 Dimitrov in the second round after being two sets up. In general, Shang Juncheng is 0-4 against the top 10 players.

Shang Juncheng aims to become the first Chinese male player in the Open Era to reach the fourth round of a Grand Slam. He previously lost to No. 2 Alcaraz in the third round of the 2024 Australian Open.

In terms of career highlights, Shang Juncheng became the first Chinese teenager to break into the Top 100 in the PIF ATP Rankings history in May 2024. He achieved a career-high ranking of No. 72 in August. Shang Juncheng’s biggest wins include defeating No. 16 Tiafoe to reach his first ATP Tour semifinal in Hong Kong and defeating No. 14 Shelton en route to his second semifinal at the 2024 Atlanta Open. He also reached the third round of a Grand Slam for the first time at the Australian Open.

Shang Juncheng made his ATP Tour debut at the 2022 Rio de Janeiro as a wild card, and his first tour-level win came at the 2023 Australian Open when he beat Otte in the first round as a qualifier. He has a record of 37 wins and 27 losses on the ATP Challenger Tour and won his first title at the 2022 Lexington.

Shang Juncheng comes from a sports background, as his father was a professional football player and his mother was a world champion table tennis player. His nickname is Jerry, named after the cartoon character from his favorite childhood show.

My Conclusion / Prediction:

My pick is that Ruud will win.
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