Dallas Open Prediction: Casper Ruud vs Marcos Giron
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Betting Odds: Casper Ruud -167 / Marcos Giron +130 Click Here for the Latest Odds
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Casper Ruud and Marcos Giron meet in the first round of the 2025 Dallas Open on Tuesday, February 4, 2025. Here's our Casper Ruud vs Marcos Giron prediction. This preview will also include a Casper Ruud vs Marcos Giron pick.
Casper Ruud Preview
Casper Ruud is ranked 5th in the ATP rankings and is set to make his debut at the Dallas Open. Ruud has frequented the South American clay in the past but is going against his tradition and seeks to play on indoor hard courts.
Ruud was part of the Norway team that lost to Argentina in Davis Cup qualifying this past week. Despite notching two singles wins, it wasn't enough as Argentina won the tie 3-2.
On an individual level, Ruud can be pretty pleased with his results, but he'll obviously be disappointed not to go deep at the Australian Open. He lost in the second round to Czech teenager Jakub Mensik.
Aside from that, he's been flawless, beating Tomas Machac and Hubert Hurkacz at the United Cup.
Marcos Giron Preview
Marcos Giron is coming his career-best season in 2024 in which he contested two ATP finals. One of those was in Dallas where he lost to fellow American Tommy Paul.
The other final was a successful one. Giron outlasted the field in Newport to bag his first career title just before his 31st birthday. The American tallied 11 wins and four defeats on indoor hard courts and achieved a semifinal finish in Antwerp last autumn.
Giron's 2025 campaign began brightly. He made the quarterfinals of the Adelaide International with wins over Aleksandar Vukic and Denis Shapovalov before losing to eventual champion Felix Auger-Aliassime.
At the Australian Open, it was Jannik Sinner who stopped him in the third round. He last appeared at the Davis Cup scoring a singles win over Chun Hsin Tseng of Chinese Taipei.
Casper Ruud vs Marcos Giron Head-To-Head
• Ruud and Giron have met three times on the ATP Tour.
• The Norwegian leads 2-1 and won their last encounter in Los Cabos 6-1, 6-0.
Casper Ruud vs Marcos Giron Prediction
Giron won only game when he last played Ruud, but it is important to note that it was the 11th match in 15 days he had played at the time. He was completely exhausted. So, he has a much more realistic shot of winning their sequel here. Ruud underperformed on indoor hard courts last year, although he shocked Carlos Alcaraz at the ATP Finals. This is a player who can certainly flip a switch when something goes wrong. I trust him to have a more successful indoor swing this time.
Nur’s Pick Casper Ruud in three sets
AUTHOR: Nur Said
