(Cameron Norrie – Casper Ruud 2–6, 4–6) Casper Ruud (25) continues to impress on his favorite surface.
Monday 29 April at 19:08
Ruud thus got revenge for the loss against British Cameron Norrie in the Australian Open in January.
Ruud was superior in the first set and took 32 minutes to win the first set 2–6 in The ATP Masters 1000 tournamentThe Masters 1000 are the most prestigious tournaments on the ATP tour outside the Grand Slam. in Madrid.
– Very convincing again by Casper Ruud on the gravel in Madrid, commented TV 2’s commentator Christian Paasche.
The 25-year-old got off to a dream start and quickly went up to 0–3 in games.
– A monster forehand by Casper Ruud. Norrie has no chance of reaching it, Paasche exclaimed after Ruud went up to 0-40 in the sixth game.
Number 30 in the ATP ranking before the tournament.
Norrie made it exciting early in the second set and led 3–1 in games.
But Ruud hit back strongly. The Norwegian tennis ace won three games in a row and equalized at 4–4.
Norrie won the following game, before Ruud took the last two in superior style.
In the round of 16, Ruud meets Felix Auger-Aliassime. The Canadian is ranked number 35 in the ATP rankings before the tournament.
