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Alexei Popyrin vs Casper Ruud Live Stream & Tips - Ruud to Win in Straight Sets in Monte-Carlo

John Eastwood

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Last updated: 11 Apr 2025

John Eastwood 11 Apr 2025

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Popyrin has lost 8 of his last 12 matches
Ruud reached the Monte-Carlo Masters final last year
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Casper Ruud was runner-up in Monte-Carlo last year (Getty)

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Alexei Popyrin has come from behind twice in Monte-Carlo and faces a step up in class against Casper Ruud. Ruud loves playing on clay, reached the final in Monte-Carlo last year and is backed to win in straight sets.

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Alexei Popyrin Form
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Stats

Alexei Popyrin has lost 8 of his last 12 matches.
Casper Ruud has won 12 of his last 15 matches on clay.

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This will be the first match between Alexei Popyrin and Casper Ruud.

Alexei Popyrin Stats

Nationality: Australia

Age: 25 (5 August 1990)

Height: 6'5" (1.96m)

Plays: Right-Handed

World Ranking: 27

Career High: 23 (August 2024)

ATP Tour Titles: 3

2025 ATP Tour Titles: 0

Grand Slam Singles Titles: 0

Monte-Carlo Masters Best Result: Third Round (2024)

Alexei Popyrin Form

Alexei Popyrin lost seven of his opening nine matches this year, his two wins coming against players outside the Top 50.

The Australian suffered defeats to Corentin Moutet, Marin Cilic, Marcos Giron and Roman Safiullin in that run.

Popyrin has shown some improvement on in Monte-Carlo where he has won both matches in 3 sets. He got past Ugo Humbert 3-6 7-6 6-4 and Frances Tiafoe 3-6 6-3 6-3, saving a combined 9/14 break points.

Casper Ruud Stats

Nationality: Norway

Age: 26 (22 December 1998)

Height: 6'0" (1.83m)

Plays: Right-Handed

World Ranking: 7

Career High: 2 (September 2022)

ATP Tour Titles: 12

2025 ATP Tour Titles: 0

Grand Slam Singles Titles: 0

Monte-Carlo Masters Best Result: Runner-Up (2024)

Casper Ruud Form

Casper Ruud won nine of his opening ten matches this year, reaching the final in Dallas where he lost 7-6 6-3 against Denis Shapovalov.

The Dane was unable to reach the quarter-finals in Acapulco, Indian Wells and Miami, all three defeats coming against players outside the Top 20.

Ruud reached the final in Monte-Carlo last year and clearly enjoys playing on the clay in Monaco. He thrashed Roberto Bautista Agut 6-2 6-1 in his opening match this week, winning 70% of his 2nd serves and not allowing a break point.

Verdict

Alexei Popyrin v Casper Ruud

Casper Ruud enjoys playing on clay and reached the Monte-Carlo Masters final last year. The Norwegian should be too good for Alexei Popyrin and get it done in straight sets.

Casper Ruud Win 2-0

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