2023-06-08 08:06:45
Qualified for the semi-finals of Roland-Garros, Casper Ruud admitted having delivered one of his best matches of the season on clay against Holger Rune, and is now eager to do battle with Alexander Zverev who, like him, experienced a difficult first part of the season.
UULike last year, Casper Ruud faced Holger Rune in the quarter-finals of Roland-Garros, and like last year he beat him in four sets. Largely dominating in the first two sets (6-1, 6-2), the Norwegian took advantage of the Dane’s numerous faults to take the lead, before losing the third set (3-6) and finally winning 6-3 in the fourth. The world No. 4, finalist last year, seems to be regaining his feelings at the best of times, he who had had an average season on clay until then, with certainly a victory in the ATP 250 tournament in Estoril, but also a defeat in the sixteenth round in Monte-Carlo and Barcelona, an entry defeat in Madrid, a half in Rome and a quarter in Geneva.
“It was maybe my best match on clay of the season. The first two sets passed quite quickly, surprisingly. I can’t say I played amazing because Holger made a few double faults, a few unforced errors and he didn’t play his best tennis. but me, it allowed me to play well. I am indeed happy to have come back after losing the third set, after having had this break in the fourth and to have been able to win. I’m really happy,” Ruud said at a press conference.
A first game on clay against Zverev
On Friday, the Norwegian will challenge Alexander Zverev for a place in the final, a player who, like him, has not had a great first part of the season. The German is coming back from his big ankle injury suffered a year ago against Rafael Nadal and has fallen to 27th in the world, playing only two semi-finals in Dubai and Geneva. ” I hope it will be a fun match. It’s great to see Sascha back. It’s our best result this year, both for him and for me, and we’re going to play in the semi-finals. We’re just going to get in there and try to enjoy it. It’s been a tough year for Sascha, he’s back in the semi-finals and me, the start of the year hasn’t been good. So it’s good to be here too. We will try to enjoy the moment together. We would both like to be in the final on Sunday. So, of course, we will try to play a good game. This semi-final seems quite open and it is difficult to establish a forecast, especially since it will be their very first confrontation on clay (2-1 for Zverev on hard court).
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