Norwegian Casper Ruud He advanced to his second consecutive final Roland Garros after defeating him. Alexander Zverev6-3, 6-4 and 6-0, and will fight for his first Grand Slam title with a Serbian Novak Djokovicwho is looking for his twenty-third major.
Having lost last year at the same stage to Rafael Nadal and at the US Open to Carlos Alcaraz, the Scandinavian will have a new opponent in the Final, whom he has never defeated in his four previous fights, in which neither he nor even won a set.
The 24-year-old, world No. 4, enters his second Great French Final after a solid performance after a shaky start to the season.
The Norwegian was much better than Zverev, who is recovering from a long-term injury that forced him out of Roland Garros in last year’s semi-finals when he faced Rafael Nadal.
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The German, who spent half a year away from the slopes, is recovering the level that helped him reach his third consecutive Semi-Final, but it was not enough against such a strong opponent as the Norwegian.
Ruud has been leveling up for several days and has shown great durability in the last two games, against Dane Holger Rune and this Friday against Zverev.
Estoril title holder and Rome Masters semi-finalist, the Norwegian clay specialist trains at Nadal’s academy in Manacor.
That’s how he dealt with Zverev, who never made himself feel capable of fighting to become the second German to reach the final in Paris, after Michael Stich.
(According to information from EFE)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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