Norwegian Casper Ruud, double finalist at Roland-Garros, qualified Friday for his first Masters 1000 final this season, in Madrid, beating the Argentinian Francisco Cerundolo (21e) In two sets 6-4, 7-5.
Old world n ° 2, today 15eis a regular at the finals – Monte -Carlo 2024, US Open and Miami 2022 – and will finally try to win a big title against the British Jack Draper (7e) OR to the Dutch Lorenzo Musetti (11e), which compete on Friday evening in the other semi-final.
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Alternation of breaks and breakdown
The crying lack of realism of Argentinian cost him the match-three break bales converted on 18-like the game at 2-2 in the second set, during which the Norwegian pushed 7 break balls before taking control of the match. The continuation was an alternation of breaks and Débreaks, Ruud and Cerundolo being unable to keep their service. Led 6-5, at 30-40 the Argentinian committed yet another direct fault which offered the victory to Ruud.
Finalist in Monte-Carlo last year, the Norwegian is a specialist in clay: he won 11 of his 12 titles on this surface.
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