2023-10-18 13:02:01
In Tokyo, Casper Ruud fell this Wednesday in the 2nd round once morest Marcos Giron and still seems to be on alternating current. For his part, Tommy Paul qualified for the quarter-finals of the tournament.
Certainly, lately, the weeks follow one another and are the same for Casper Ruud. Indeed, as since the end of July, the Norwegian still has just as much difficulty in stringing together victories. In Tokyo, if he had logically taken out Yosuke Watanuki when he entered the fray, the world number 8 was this time dominated by Marcos Giron, winner in the 2nd round in two sets (6-3, 6-4) and 1h21 of time. game.
By taking Ruud’s serve twice in each set, the American easily qualified for the quarter-finals of the tournament, where he will face another player in full doubt, namely the Canadian Félix Auger-Aliassime. After reaching the round of 16 in Beijing and Shanghai, Ruud was once once more released early. Currently 10th in the Race rankings, the Norwegian will have to get his act together if he wants to qualify for the Masters, where he will have 800 points to defend.
A duel once morest Shelton for Paul?
A little earlier in the Japanese capital, Tommy Paul had secured him for his second match. Because, following beating Daniel Altmaier in the first round, the American did not tremble once morest Mackenzie McDonald and won in two sets (6-4, 6-2) and 1h16 of play. Seed number 5 in this tournament, the 12th in the world in the ATP ranking did not have to force his talent to get rid of his compatriot.
Indeed, following making the break at 5-4 in the first set, Paul subsequently took McDonald’s serve twice, at 2-1 and 5-2. On this last break, it was on his 3rd match point that the American ended up making the difference to seal his success and therefore his qualification for the quarter-finals in Tokyo. In the next round, he will face the winner of the match between Ben Shelton and Jordan Thompson this Wednesday.
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