Sunday 14th April and time for the final of the 2024 Monte Carlo Masters between Casper Ruud and Stefanos Tsitsipas.
The time of the final is 15.00 CET (14.00 UK time) and current odds are Ruud at 2.20 | +120 and Tsitsipas favorite at 1.67 | -150.
It feels strange not seeing Sinner in the final as we expected that, however he was beaten by a much in-form Tsitsipas that impressed in the semi-final. Not sure how much the injury to Sinners leg affected the outcome in the end.
Many was also expecting Djokovic in today’s match, but Casper Ruud wanted different and got his first victory over the Serb with 6-4 1-6 6-4. The Norwegian is one of the top players on clay on the tour at the moment and he looked fantastic against Djokovic.
Ruud vs Tsitsipas
This was not the expected final pair among most tennis nerds, however this is what makes tennis great and they have surely been two of the best clay court players lately.
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Tsitsipas won here in Monte-Carlo twice (2021, 2022) and loves the clay surface, still this final is a bit of a surprise looking at how this season has been otherwise. A semifinal place in Los Cabos is basically the best to show this year for the Greek. This week he has shown his old self where it feels he can beat anyone.
We should see an aggressive Tsitsipas today where he once again will try win points on his strong, first serve.
Casper Ruud lead 2-1 in their h2h records and the last win was the 6-4 7-6 semifinal win against Tsitsipas in the Los Cabos semifinal.
The 25-year-old Norwegian is one of the best in the world on clay courts and if he can hold his serve and find opportunities in the long rallies he has a good chance today.
Prize Money ATP Monte Carlo
The winner today gets €919,075 and the runner-up receives €501,880.
Prediction
Look for an even battle between two players that’ve always been great on clay. Both will try to get points on their strong forehands today. Ruud has a 1-0 clay-court record vs Tsitsipas and we fell he has a slight edge overall. You’ll also find better odds value on Casper Ruud today.
