Home game against number 4 in the world
Of course, we don't need hours of analysis to identify Casper Ruud as a favourite. Because the Norwegian is currently fourth in the ATP world rankings. Last September, it even washed the player up to second place. But in the 2nd round of Wimbledon, he has to deal with an interesting opponent. Liam Broady is British. As such, he is traditionally backed by fans at the All England Club. Otherwise, Broady is the classic underdog who has not been able to gain much experience in the big tournaments. It is unlikely that he will prevail on Thursday.
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Liam Broady form
We can say two things in favour of the Brit. Once it is the right of home. As an Englishman, you naturally have the fans behind you in London cheering you on. Broady also won his first game at Wimbledon with 3-0 sets. Casper Ruud, although clearly favoured, did not succeed in this. Otherwise, Broady is starting the match from rank 133, rather than the outsider. In his career, he never got better than 116th place. He is left-handed and plays his backhand with both hands. His career record before the start of the tournament was 15:24 wins. So far he has only participated in Wimbledon from the Grand Slam tournaments and has never got past the second round there. However, he was able to win three times on the ATP Challenger Tour.
Liam Broady was seeded for the 1st round at Wimbledon. He got there the French Lestienne. However, Broady eliminated this opponent relatively confidently with 6: 1, 6: 3 and 7: 5. Before that he said goodbye in Eastbourne in the second round against Ymer from Sweden (2: 6 and 4: 6). The Brit survived the first match there with 6:3 and 6:4 against his compatriot Choinski. If we look further back in the list of games, we see the 6:1, 4:6 and 3:6 against Mannarino and the 6:7 and 4:6 in the duel with Shimabukuro. In any case, looking back at the last ten games shows that Broady has four wins here. Rarely does he make it past the second round in a major tournament.
Casper Ruud form
Casper Ruud has been consistently at the top of the world for a long time now. It has never been enough for first place in the men's ATP rankings. But in September 2022, the Norwegian was still in second place. Today he is fourth - still a good performance that can be improved by a win at Wimbledon. Casper Ruud has not won a Grand Slam either. However, he has already reached the finals of the French Open (2022 and 2023) and the US Open (2022). At the Australian Open (2021) it was at best in the round of 16. At Wimbledon (2022) he never got past the 2nd round. Nevertheless, Casper Ruud, with his career record of 185:102 wins, is the clear favourite here. He is right-handed and also uses both hands to play the backhand.
Casper Ruud's good form surprises few. He has won eight of his last nine games. He played seven matches at the last Grand Slam alone - the French Open. But first things first. Casper Ruud recently won the Wimbledon first-round match against Lokoli 6:1, 5:7, 6:4 and 6:3. A game in Hurlingham against Popyrin also ended 2:6, 7:6 and 10:3. Before that, we look at the final in the French Open, where Casper Ruud lost to Djokovic 6:7, 3:6 and 5:7. In the semifinals, the Norwegian prevailed against Zverev 6: 3, 6: 4 and 6: 0. Ruud also impressed in the quarterfinals with a 6:1, 6:2, 3:6 and 6:3 against Rune. Finally, we would like to add the round of 16 and the 7:6, 7:5 and 7:5 over Jarry.
Liam Broady - Casper Ruud: What to expect?
Of course, the first betting tip recommendation is for Casper Ruud to win. He's higher in the world rankings, made it to the final at the French Open and is the clear favourite here. For this reason, we also believe in a fast game. In other words: Ruud wins in three sets. There is also an attractive rate for this. Because the Norwegian's victory is rather moderately quoted.
- Ruud to win
- Ruud to win in straight sets (3-0)
* All odds and markets are correct at the time of publication and subject to change.