Casper Ruud vs. Dusan Lajovic odds, tips and betting trends

Casper Ruud (No. 11 ranking) will face Dusan Lajovic (No. 55) in the Round of 16 of the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presentado por HSBC on Wednesday, February 28. Ruud is favored (-450) in this match, compared to the underdog Lajovic, who is +310.

Ruud enters the Round of 16 after winning in three sets, 6-4, 6-7, 6-3, over Christopher Eubanks on Tuesday in the Round of 32.

Lajovic’s most recent match on Tuesday was a two-set win over Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez 6-2, 6-2 in the Round of 32.

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Ruud vs. Lajovic match information

• Tournament: The Abierto Mexicano Telcel presentado por HSBC
• Round: Round of 16
• Date: Wednesday, February 28
• Venue: Acapulco Princess Mundo Imperial
• Location: Acapulco de Juárez, Mexico
• Court Surface: Hard

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• In his 60 matches over the past 12 months across all court types, Ruud has played an average of 26.2 games (22.8 in best-of-three matches).
• Ruud has played 26.6 games per match (23.4 in best-of-three matches) in his 28 matches on hard courts over the past 12 months.
• Over the past year, Ruud has won 83% of his service games and 25.2% of his return games.
• In terms of serve/return winning percentages on hard courts over the past 12 months, Ruud has won 83.7% of his games on serve and 22.4% on return.
• In terms of serve/return winning percentages over his last 10 tournaments, Ruud has won 83.7% of his games on serve, and 22.4% on return.
• Including all surfaces over the past year, Ruud has converted 37.8% of his break-point opportunities (179 of 474).
• Ruud has converted 35.9% of his break-point opportunities (60 of 167) over his last 10 tournaments.

• Lajovic has averaged 23.9 games per match (23 in best-of-three matches) in his 52 matches played in the past year across all court surfaces, while winning 49.0% of the games.
• Lajovic has averaged 24 games per match (22.4 in best-of-three matches) and 10.7 games per set in 25 matches on hard courts in the past year, winning 48.9% of those games.
• Lajovic has a service game winning percentage of 75.5% on all surfaces (386-for-511 in service games) and a return game winning percentage of 21.7% (112-for-515 in return games).
• While playing on hard surfaces, Lajovic has a 78.5% winning percentage in service games and a 19.2% winning percentage in return games.
• Over his last 10 tournaments, Lajovic has won 79.1% of his service games and 20.7% of his return games.
• Lajovic has won 37.6% of his break points in the past year (103 out of 274, which ranks 211th).
• Over his last 10 tournaments, Lajovic has converted 44 of 130 (33.8%) break points on all surfaces.

• Ruud and Lajovic have met three times dating back to 2015, and Ruud has a 2-1 advantage, including a 7-6, 2-6, 6-4 victory for Lajovic at the Mutua Madrid Open in their most recent meeting on May 4, 2022.
• In terms of sets, Ruud has taken five against Lajovic (71.4%) compared to Lajovic’s two.
• Ruud and Lajovic have contested 69 total games against one another, with Ruud taking 41 and Lajovic 28.
• In three head-to-head meetings, Ruud and Lajovic have played 23 games and 2.3 sets per match.