Djokovic vs Ruud: prediction for the 2021 ATP Finals
Novak Djokovic goes against Casper Ruud in the ATP Finals in Turin on Monday, November 15. What to expect from this match? Our answer is in the prediction below.

Command Analysis

Novak Djokovic

Novak Djokovichas retained the title of the World №1 this season and came to Turin in great spirits. Just before the ATP Finals, Djokovic won the Masters in Paris, defeating Daniil Medvedev in the final (4-6, 6-3, 6-3). The Serbian tennis player is in great shape and definitely is one of the main contenders for the trophy, which would be his sixth this year. .

Casper Ruud

Casper Ruud is also enjoying a successful tour. This year he won five trophies, and has proved that he is a universal tennis player. In earlier years of his career, Ruud was concidered a clay-court specialist, but this season he demonstrated amazing performance on faster courts, too, including indoor hard. Earlier this autumn, Ruud reached the quarterfinals in Vienna and Paris.
Trends
СтавкаTie-break - no
In the last 5 matches, Ruud has not played any tie-breaks.

Ставка1st set: total over 9.5
More than 9.5 games were played in the first set in 3 of Djokovic's last 5 matches.

Tip and bets
We expect a confident start for Djokovic at this tournament. At the Masters in Paris, he showed that he is in exellent shape, and we think he will make short work of his opponent.
Our prediction - total under 21 games
Djokovic has few competitors at this tournament, but Ruud is not one of them. Despite his recent improvements on hard this season, the Norwegian is just not as powerful on this surface as Djokovic.
Second wager - handicap (-4.5) games to Djokovic