Casper Ruud vs. Jiri Lehecka: Preview and betting tips

Casper Ruud and Jiri Lehecka will face off in the eighth round of the tournament in Gstaad, Switzerland. Thepaper favourite to advance to the top eight is the number one seed, but the Czech tennis player will certainly not give him anything for free.

Casper Ruud is a 23-year-old tennis player from Norway. He is currently ranked fifth in the ATP rankings, which is also his career high. His favourite surface is clay, where he won an incredible 28 matches last year.

However, he hasn’t been brimming with good results lately. This is due to the grass surface, where he fell short to Peniston, Bergs and Humbert. Last week he participated in Bastad (clay court) and in the eighth round he lost to Cerundolo – the later winner of the whole tournament.

His opponent on Wednesday will be Jiri Lehecka. The 20-year-old Czech tennis player is currently ranked 65th in the ATP rankings. None of his compatriots is better off at the moment.

Against Nora, he could take advantage of the fact that he has already played six matches on clay since Wimbledon, leaving the court as a loser only twice. Moreover, he has already tested the conditions in Gstaad, beating the Argentinian Etcheverry 6:1 and 6:3 in the first round.

If Lehecka shows one of his better performances, he can definitely trouble the number one seed and the defending champion. This year, Shapovalov, Van De Zandschulp and Musetti have already proved it. Tsitsipas or Rublev also lost a set against him.