Does Ruud also march against the former champion?

A Norwegian-French duel between Casper Ruud and Gael Monfils – betting tip and odds for the match in the round of 16 at Indian Wells served up by Wettbasis! Ruud is taking part in the Masters in California for only the fourth time

After failing to qualify twice, he made his debut at Indian Wells in 2021 and his path took him straight through to the last 16. To date, this has been his greatest success at this tournament. His opponent, on the other hand, is an “old hand” on the West Coast. His first appearance was back in 2005!

Casper Ruud – statistics & current form

The Norwegian has so far shown no weaknesses at the current tournament in California. In the opener against Slovakia’s Lukas Klein, he scored a smooth 2:0 victory and the Scandinavian also held his own in the following round against France’s Arthur Fils without dropping a set.

Ruud’s dominance was particularly evident in the latter match – his opponent was not even able to get a break point. Both victories also went without a tie-break. In view of this, betting tips and odds on the duel between Ruud and Monfils that there will once again be no tiebreak are also worth considering.

Quotes for the prediction can be found at Betano. The bookmaker with Greek roots not only offers a varied range of bets in tennis, but also in many other sports.

Ruud impressed recently in Mexico

The 25-year-old’s form has also been very strong for some time. Ruud has already played in two finals in 2024. He was beaten by Australian Jordan Thompson in Los Cabos, Mexico, and then again by a professional from “Down Under”, Alex de Minaur, at the tournament in Acapulco. Nevertheless, the two most recent tournaments show that Ruud is in stable form

Gaël Monfils – statistics & current form

At 37, the Frenchman is of course long past his prime. His heyday was in 2016, when Monfils climbed to sixth place in the world rankings. He currently only occupies 54th place in the rankings.

However, unlike his upcoming opponent, he is a proven hard court specialist. He has won eleven of his twelve ATP titles over the course of his career on this surface. In comparison: Ruud won nine of his ten titles on the ATP Tour on clay and only one on hard court.

Monfils also has significantly more experience in Indian Wells than Caspers. He has competed at this tournament no fewer than 14 times in the past and the player from Paris has reached the quarter-finals twice

Monfils has already lost some weight

Getting through to the last 16 in Indian Wells was again a tough piece of work. After successfully surviving the qualifying round, Monfils had to play Hubert Hurkacz from Poland in the first round.

His opponent is ranked in the top ten of the world rankings, which is why Monfils’ victory in three sets came as a surprise. Subsequently, the task with the Brit Cameron Norrie was somewhat easier. But only on paper: a real nail-biter unfolded against the world number 28, which only ended 2:1 for Monfils after three sets and more than as many hours

Maximum 22 games between Ruud and Monfils?

With the Frenchman now facing a particularly tough opponent, it is also reasonable to predict a maximum of 22 games between Ruud and Monfils before a decision is reached. In the eyes of the betting base, the Norwegian should win both rounds without any major problems, which is why a comparatively low number of games is on the cards

Casper Ruud – Gaël Monfils Direct comparison / H2H result

The duel has only taken place once before in 2018. Back then, Monfils beat Ruud 2:1 at the clay court tournament in Quito

Casper Ruud – Gaël Monfils betting tip

Monfils has been a professional for 20 years and has won a dozen titles in the course of his successful career. However, his time as a top player is long gone, which is why the oldie had to play the qualifying rounds at the tournament in Indian Wells.

Reaching the round of 16 is certainly already a success from his point of view, but the betting base now sees him as the underdog against the Norwegian. For this reason, the prediction for the match between Ruud and Monfils includes a 2:0 win for the 25-year-old

The professional from the far north has yet to drop a set in Indian Wells this year and is in strong form anyway, having recently reached two finals. He should also be much fresher.

Monfils already has three matches under his belt from the qualifiers. The three-set thriller against Norrie in the last round in particular also took a lot of energy