Second seed Casper Ruud will commence this tournament by taking on Slovak Alex Molcan in the Round of 16. Let’s check – Casper Ruud vs Alex Molcan Match Prediction, Head-to-head, Preview and Live streams for Munich Open 2022.
Casper Ruud is looking good on the clay surface, as he was able to step into the quarterfinals of the Barcelona Open. He will play his third clay-court tournament this year. At Monte Carlo Masters, Grigor Dmitrov defeated Ruud in straight sets. Ruud will play for his second title this year as he swept Argentine Diego Schwartzman on his home court by 5-7,6-2,6-3. Casper Ruud meet Carlos Alcaraz in the finals of the Miami Open, doomed by straight sets 7-5,6-4. He seems to continue his extraordinary form this clay season too.
Alex Molcan, the Slovakian number one won over fellow Slovak N. Gombos in a tight third set. He got a quite great start on the clay court with 7 wins out of 9 matches played. Alex beat the first top-10 ATP player Felix Auger-Aliassime in Morocco. He reached the finals of Morocco but lost to D. Goffin in three sets. Alex managed to win the Round of 32 of the Munich Open following some good tennis on the court.
Casper Ruud vs Alex Molcan Match Details
- Tournament: BMW Open by American Express 2022
- Date: 27 April 2022
- Venue: Munich, Germany
- Round: Round of 16
- Category: ATP 250
- Surface: Outdoor Clay
- Match Timing: TBD
- Prize Money: €534,555
Casper Ruud vs Alex Molcan Head-to-head Records
Casper Ruud and Alex Molcan will meet for the second time on the clay court. They clashed for the first time in Seville Open 2018 in the Round of 16. Alex won that match because Casper Ruud retired with a 6-4,2-0 result. Alex and Casper meet only on the clay court.
Head-to-head: 0-0
Casper Ruud vs Alex Molcan Win Prediction
Casper Ruud is likely to beat Alex Molcan as Casper got more experience and ranking. It will be tough for Alex Molcan to hold him back, though his clay-court record this year shows the opposite. Ruud holds 7 wins out of 9 on the clay court in 2022.
Prediction: Casper Ruud will beat Alex Molcan in straight sets
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Casper Ruud’s Last 3 Performances
- Quarterfinals of Barcelona Open 2022: Lost to Pablo Carreno Busta by 6-4,6-7,3-6
- Round of 16 of Barcelona Open 2022: Beat – E. Ruusuvuori by 6-2,6-2
- Round of 32 of Barcelona Open 2022: Beat – B. Nakashima by 6-3,6-2
Alex Molcan Last 3 Performances
- Munich Open 2022: Round of 32 beat – N. Gombas by 6-1,3-6,7-6
- Morocco Open 2022: Finals lost to D. Goffin by 6-3,3-6,3-6
- Morocco Open 2022: Semifinals beat – L. Djere by 6-1,7-5
Casper Ruud vs Alex Molcan Live Streams
- USA: Tennis Channel
- UK: Amazon Prime Video
- Australia: beIN SPORTS
- India: Discovery
- Rest of World: Eurosport
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