{"id":42431,"date":"2021-09-29T23:57:39","date_gmt":"2021-09-30T03:57:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/?p=42431"},"modified":"2021-09-30T00:24:08","modified_gmt":"2021-09-30T04:24:08","slug":"atp-san-diego-day-4-predictions-murray-ruud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2021\/09\/29\/atp-san-diego-day-4-predictions-murray-ruud\/","title":{"rendered":"ATP San Diego Day 4 Predictions Including Casper Ruud vs Andy Murray"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Day 4 of the ATP San Diego Open will see six matches as some of the best players in the world fight for quarterfinal spots. As always, we&#8217;re here at LWOT to offer you our thoughts on all of the matches. We look at three in this article, and three in <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2021\/09\/30\/atp-san-diego-day-4-predictions-auger-aliassime-dimitrov\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">a second article<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>ATP San Diego Day 4 Predictions<\/h2>\n<h4>Denis Shapovalov vs Taylor Fritz<\/h4>\n<p>This is a great matchup. Fritz&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/tennis\/story\/_\/id\/31751200\/taylor-fritz-injury-quick-recovery-wimbledon-more\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">comeback from a catastrophic injury<\/a> at the French Open has been nothing short of remarkable. He&#8217;s playing strong tennis now, as he should, and is likely the best American player out there. Unfortunately for him, he&#8217;s facing off against likely the best Canadian. And in men&#8217;s tennis, at least, the top Canadian is just a hair better.<br \/>\n<em>Predictions: Shapovalov in 3<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"NZ_ptNw2RDFtku5bJ6P1pw\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1342845784\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'NZ_ptNw2RDFtku5bJ6P1pw',sig:'oyL9Jl03WthbpK7-zJTVYWiFvfekNHnS9fdujqZ6PHA=',w:'594px',h:'410px',items:'1342845784',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Hubert Hurkacz vs Aslan Karatsev<\/h4>\n<p>This matchup features two players that made massive strides in 2021. Karatsev, a career journeyman at best until now, took the world by storm early in the year. He had an <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2021\/02\/16\/aslan-karatsev-reaches-australian-open-semifinal\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">incredible Australian Open run<\/a> followed by a <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2021\/02\/13\/aslan-karatsev-remarkable-rise\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">breakout early season<\/a>, culminating in an upset of Novak Djokovic. Hurkacz, meanwhile, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/tennis\/2021\/07\/08\/the-rise-of-hubert-hurkacz\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">won the Miami Masters<\/a> back in April, and has played some incredible matches since. The switch to clay and grass seems to have stalled Karatsev&#8217;s momentum, though Hurkacz isn&#8217;t completely consistent yet either. This should be fun.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Hurkacz in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a id=\"9txp6c-rT4Rx_Iy2kFWYyg\" class=\"gie-single\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1235518739\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"color:#a7a7a7;text-decoration:none;font-weight:normal !important;border:none;display:inline-block;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'9txp6c-rT4Rx_Iy2kFWYyg',sig:'i2tURrd8BtyIU9BqICXzNq8IBYXX5QYgSLYN7MjIj-8=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1235518739',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n<h4>Andy Murray vs Casper Ruud<\/h4>\n<p>Murray has provided us with great matches this year when he&#8217;s been pushed. The fight is still completely there, and the form is slowly catching up to his talent. Don&#8217;t expect the Brit to consistently challenge Top 10 players quite yet. But Ruud isn&#8217;t at his best on a hard court, and hasn&#8217;t played his best in months. This is a tremendous opportunity for the Brit.<br \/>\n<em>Prediction: Murray in 2<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Main Photo from Getty.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Day 4 of the ATP San Diego Open will see six matches as some of the best players in the world fight for quarterfinal spots. As always, we&#8217;re here at LWOT to offer you our thoughts on all of the matches. We look at three in this article, and three in a second article. 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