Casper Ruud vs. Hubert Hurkacz - Wimbledon prediction, form, head-to-head

One of the marquee matchups successful the opening circular of this year’s Wimbledon men's gully volition spot Casper Ruud look Hubert Hurkacz for the 2nd clip astatine a Grand Slam event.

The Norwegian was ousted from the French Open past period by Joao Fonseca successful the 4th circular 5-7 6-7 (8-10) 7-5 2-6, portion Hurkacz astir precocious exited the Terra Wortman Open successful the past 16, losing to Daniel Altmaier 6-3 3-6 5-7.

Match preview

After a brace of coagulated Grand Slam showings this year, Casper Ruud volition anticipation to crook his luck astir astatine the All England Club this clip around.

Seeded 11th heading into this tournament, Ruud has made it to the past 16 successful his erstwhile 2 large tournaments connected the singles gully and could beforehand beyond the opening circular of a Grand Slam lawsuit for an 18th consecutive time, having missed this lawsuit past year.

While helium has made it to 3 Grand Slam singles finals before, the 27-year-old would adjacent his best-ever decorativeness astatine Wimbledon with a triumph connected Monday.

He has ne'er mislaid an opening circular singles lucifer astatine the All England Club this decennary aft winning the opening set, doing truthful successful each of his past 3 appearances.

Across each surfaces this year, Ruud has won implicit 70% of his first-serve points and much than 80% of his work games overall.

Meanwhile, helium has won much than 50% of his 2nd serves and rescued implicit 65% of his interruption points successful 2026.

Hubert Hurkacz returns to England connected Monday, the tract of his best-ever decorativeness astatine a Grand Slam singles event, reaching the semi-finals successful 2021.

On Monday, helium volition anticipation to triumph his opening lucifer astatine a large tourney for a 3rd consecutive clip this year, having not mislaid his Grand Slam opener since the 2025 French Open.

In his past singles tourney connected writer this year, Hurkacz got to the circular of 16 earlier Altmaier came backmost to bushed him successful 3 sets.

The Polish subordinate has precocious beyond his opening singles lucifer astatine Wimbledon successful each of his past 2 appearances, including a comeback triumph implicit Radu Albot successful 2024.

For the year, helium has won implicit 80% of his archetypal service points connected writer and saved much than 85% of his interruption points connected that surface.

Overall, helium has won much than 90% of his work games connected writer successful 2026 but has converted less than 30% of his interruption constituent opportunities.

Head To Head

French Open (2022) - Round of 16: Ruud wins 6-2 6-3 3-6 6-3

ATP Masters Canada (2022) - Semi-final: Hurkacz wins 5-7 6-3 6-2

ATP Masters Monte Carlo (2024) - Round of 16: Ruud wins 6-4 6-2

United Cup (2025) - Round Robin: Ruud wins 7-5 6-3

The lone erstwhile clip these 2 squared disconnected astatine a Grand Slam lawsuit was astatine Roland Garros successful 2022, erstwhile Ruud converted six of his 10 break-point opportunities to advance.

Later that year, the 2 met up successful Canada with Hurkacz evening the bid acknowledgment to his 18 aces arsenic helium came backmost to triumph successful 3 sets.

Two years connected from that, Ruud needed conscionable implicit an hr to dispose of his Polish counterpart successful the Principality of Monaco, winning 77% of his archetypal service points.

At the United Cup successful 2025, the Norwegian won a adjacent opening acceptable earlier cruising to different triumph against Hurkacz.

We say: Ruud to triumph successful 4 sets

While Hurkacz has a service to beryllium feared, we judge Ruud has much than capable strengths astatine his disposal, which volition propel him into the adjacent round.