Casper Ruud vs. Ugo Humbert 6/29/22 - Wimbledon Men Singles Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 06/28/2022 at 8:06 PM ET
We have reached the second round of the 2022 ATP Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London. At this stage of the tournament, Casper Ruud from Norway is set to play against Ugo Humbert from France.
Casper Ruud has been in impressive form over the past few months as he entered this tournament having finished runners-up at the French Open earlier in the month. Casper Ruud had a comfortable win in the opening round of the tournament as he was able to win his opening match in straight sets. During the win, Casper Ruud impressed with his serving as the Norwegian superstar hit 14 aces and won 88% of his service games. Wimbledon is a huge tournament for any tennis player and considering his recent form, Casper Ruud will be hoping he can challenge for the title at this event.
On the other side of the coin, Ugo Humbert enters this match having won his previous outing in 5 sets. It was a close match but Humbert was able to show his class during important moments which allowed him to get the victory. It has been a tough few weeks for Ugo Humbert as the French player has only won once since the start of the French Open. This is expected to be a tough match for Ugo Humbert as he is playing against the number 3 seed in Casper Ruud.
Casper Ruud and Ugo Humbert have played each other 3 times in the past with Humbert winning on 2 occasions and Ruud winning once. The most recent match between these two players took place in 2020 at the Paris Masters where Ugo Humbert won in 3 sets. Ruud last defeated Humbert in 2020 at ATP Hamburg.
Taking everything into consideration, we are going to pick Casper Ruud to win this match. Ruud has been in supreme form over the past few weeks and has been at a much higher level when compared to Ugo Humbert. We see Casper Ruud being good enough to win this match in straight sets.
