Casper Ruud vs Dusan LajovicPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Casper Ruud and Dusan Lajovic have met 5 times since 2020; Casper Ruud leads 4–1. Their first meeting came at Argentina Open - Buenos Aires in 2020 on clay. On hard courts Ruud leads 3–0. On clay courts they are level 1–1. Across all meetings Ruud has taken 9 sets to Lajovic's 2. Their most recent meeting: Casper Ruud won at Abierto Mexicano Telcel - Acapulco (2024).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Ruud | Lajovic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Casper Ruud | Dusan Lajovic | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 77% | 23/30 | 63% | 17/27 |
| Wins a set when losing | 23% | 3/13 | 36% | 9/25 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 23% | 10/43 | 37% | 19/52 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 58% | 21/36 | 42% | 11/26 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 50% | 3/6 | 67% | 16/24 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 53% | 10/19 | 45% | 9/20 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 89% | 24/27 | 83% | 24/29 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 85% | 23/27 | 59% | 17/29 |
Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record. Head-to-head: 4 of 5 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Ruud 4, Lajovic 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Ruud
💥 Big Hitter
Lajovic
🎯 Baseliner
Matchup analysis
💥 Big Hitter vs 🎯 Baseliner is historically tight (52% vs 48%, 1,047 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
5 career meetings, newest first
Feb 28, 2024
Abierto Mexicano Telcel - Acapulco
H Hard · 2nd Round
May 4, 2022
Mutua Madrid Open - Madrid
C Clay · 2nd Round
Jan 1, 2022
ATP Cup - Sydney
H Hard · Round Robin
Aug 12, 2021
Rogers Cup - Toronto
H Hard · 3rd Round
Feb 14, 2020
Argentina Open - Buenos Aires
C Clay · Quarterfinals
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Ruud | Lajovic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Casper Ruud | Dusan Lajovic | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 5/5 | 100% | 10/10 |
| 3 or more | 80% | 4/5 | 80% | 8/10 |
| 5 or more | 20% | 1/5 | 20% | 2/10 |
| 10 or more | 20% | 1/5 | 0% | 0/10 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/5 | 0% | 0/10 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/5 | 0% | 0/10 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Ruud | Lajovic |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–3 | 7–6 |
| Avg odds | 1.75 | 2.71 |
| ROI % | -48.8% | +2.3% |
| Units P/L | -2.44u | +0.30u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Ruud | Lajovic |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | 1 |
| Events | 1 | 1 |
| Matches | 2 | 4 |
| Distance | 0 mi · 0 km | 0 mi · 0 km |
| Route | CAN | USA |
Host country from the tournament each match was played in, over the last 30 days. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Ruud has a higher win rate against shared opponents (67% vs Lajovic's 33%).
| Opponent | Ruud | Lajovic |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Altmaier | L 36 57 | W 36 75 76 |
| Mattia Bellucci | W 61 62 64 | L 67 46 |
| Matteo Berrettini | W 76 62 | L 63 46 26 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Joao Fonseca
National Bank Open - Montreal · 3rd Round
Aug 8
Juan Manuel Cerundolo
National Bank Open - Montreal · 2nd Round
Aug 5
Juan Manuel Cerundolo
EFG Swiss Open - Gstaad · Quarterfinals
Jul 17
Jaime Faria
EFG Swiss Open - Gstaad · 2nd Round
Jul 16
Hubert Hurkacz
Wimbledon - London · 1st Round
Jun 29
Joao Fonseca
French Open - Paris · 4th Round
May 31
Tommy Paul
French Open - Paris · 3rd Round
May 29
Hamad Medjedovic
French Open - Paris · 2nd Round
May 27
Edas Butvilas
Lexington Challenger · Semifinals
Aug 8
Abedallah Shelbayh
Lexington Challenger · Quarterfinals
Aug 7
Lloyd Harris
Lexington Challenger · 2nd Round
Aug 5
James McCabe
Lexington Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 4
Luca Van Assche
Plava Laguna Croatia Open - Umag · 1st Round
Jul 13
Taylor Fritz
Wimbledon - London · 1st Round
Jun 30
Vilius Gaubas
Wimbledon · 3rd Round Qualifying
Jun 25
Chris Rodesch
Wimbledon · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 24
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 52–54 matches
| Metric | Ruud | Lajovic |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 69% | 50% |
| Sets won | 64% | 50% |
| Games won | 55% | 50% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Ruud | Lajovic |
|---|---|---|
| ATP World Tour 500 | 1 | 0 |
| ATP World Tour Masters 1000 | 1 | 1 |
| ATP Cup | 1 | 0 |
| ATP World Tour 250 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Ruud | Lajovic |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 3 | 0 |
| Clay | 1 | 1 |
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