Alcaraz will debut against Ruud at the 2024 Atp Finals: schedule, news, predictions, live TV and streaming.
There was Casper Ruud himself, across the net, when Carlos Alcaraz won the title of King of Flushing Meadows. He had to beat him to win his first Slam, reasoning that the Norwegian will always somehow have a special place in the heart of the world No. 1’s main antagonist, Jannik Sinner.
And it will always be him, at the 2024 edition of the Nitto Atp Finals, who will try to put a spoke in the wheel of the Iberian champion, who after the South Tyrolean phenomenon is the second favorite for victory. A challenge that smells of the past but will be decisive, at the same time, for the current balances. Alcaraz is looking for confirmation and will do everything, that’s for sure, for the Masters tournament to go his way. And also to forget the last, unfortunately disappointing, performances.
He is not particularly familiar with the indoor cement of Turin, but this might not be a problem for a tennis player who, in any case, has won an Atp title on every surface and who has also already secured, despite his young age, four Slams. All that remains to be seen, at this point, is with what spirit Ruud’s opponent will arrive at the foot of the Mole, who despite his ranking in the Race is not, to be fair, back from a particularly brilliant season.
The Prediction
After the Laver Cup, Casper Ruud has struggled quite a bit: he has won only one (against our Sonego, ed.) of the six Tour matches he has played. He is not particularly “on the ball,” then, which leaves us to speculate that although he is not in top form either, Carlos Alcaraz may still get the better of him without too much trouble. Unless the Norwegian exalts himself on his return to Turin, therefore, the Iberian should comfortably win in 2 sets.
