Jannik Sinner vs Casper Ruud Tips

Sinner is ranked 1 in the world while Ruud is ranked 25. Sinner leads the head-to-head 5??'0. Sinner has the advantage of playing in front of a home crowd.

Casper Ruud played a fatigued Darderi in the semi-finals, but he was dominant. Sinner showed physical frailties in his semi-final match, which he had to come back and complete yesterday. Ruud is the fresher player and could land the upset here.

Sinner dropped his first set in Rome to Daniil, but I don't expect that to become a habit. Against Ruud he's won all five matches without dropping a single set.

Sinner has struggled a bit in the last few matches. Ruud has played a very good tournament so far. The forecast is a tight match. Over in three sets.

Jannik Sinner started strongly against Medvedev in his semi-final but dropped the second set and looked to be in trouble. If Ruud finds himself in a third set with Sinner, he will be the fresher player, and this price for a three-sets win looks generous.

I'd tip Sinner to win the first set, as I believe that he is generally on another level to most other players at the moment. Ruud is in good form; however, Sinner just looks to be playing on another planet.

Sinner did not look good for large parts of his semi-final match with Medvedev. That match only finished yesterday due to a rain interruption. Ruud is the fresher player and could start quickly here.

Casper Ruud had the much easier semi-final of these two, and he has had an extra day of rest. He will be the fresher player and looks a solid play on the handicap.