R. Jodar vs C. Ruud prediction: Shanghai preview

R. Jodar’s recent form in Shanghai

Jodar has won his three most recent matches, all at this tournament. He beat T. A. Tirante, J. Lehecka and B. Van De Zandschulp by 2-1 scorelines, a run that has taken him through successive rounds in Shanghai. Each match therefore went beyond a straight-sets result.

His recent record also includes a 2-0 loss to D. Vallejo in Tokyo on 1 October and a 2-0 win over A. Bublik at the ATP Laver Cup on 25 September. The Shanghai sequence is the clearest indication in the supplied results of his form going into Friday, though those results alone cannot establish how the next match will unfold.

C. Ruud’s results before the match

Ruud has recorded two straight-sets wins in Shanghai, beating Y. Bu and L. Tien 2-0. That gives him a pair of clean victories at this event before facing Jodar. The scores show a different recent route into the match from Jodar’s three wins in three sets.

In his other listed results, Ruud lost 2-0 to L. Darderi in Tokyo, then beat F. Cerundolo 2-1 at the ATP Laver Cup and F. Nidunjianzan 2-0 in the Davis Cup World Group I. The sequence includes both wins and a defeat, so the Shanghai results provide the most immediate form guide for this fixture.

Rankings and head-to-head record

Jodar is ranked 13th in the ATP rankings with 2,659 points, while Ruud is 24th with 2,145 points. The ranking figures put Jodar higher on the published list, but they do not determine the outcome of an individual match. Their Shanghai results give additional recent context, with Jodar having played one more match at the event so far.

No head-to-head meeting was found for these players in the available data. That leaves no previous match between them to use as a direct comparison, and their recent results have come against different opponents. The match will be played on Shanghai’s hard courts, as listed for the tournament, with both players arriving after wins at the event.

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