This Wednesday, the Norwegian Casper Ruud, 4th player in the world and exempted from the first round as seeded n°1, qualified for the quarter-finals of the ATP tournament in Geneva in Switzerland, on clay, after his victory against the American JJ Wolf, 49th player in the world, in two sets (6-3, 7-5) and 1h20 of play.
Casper Ruud enforced his status. This Wednesday, the Norwegian, 4th player in the world and exempted from the first round as seeded n°1, qualified for the quarter-finals of the ATP tournament in Geneva in Switzerland, on clay, after his victory against the American JJ Wolf, 49th player in the world, in two sets (6-3, 7-5) and 1h20 of play. In the first set, the Norwegian made the entry break. Before missing a double-break ball, at 4-1. With this advantage still in his pocket, Casper Ruud then went quietly to pocket this first set, on a final shutout (6-3).
Ruud needed two match points
Finally, in the second and final round, the two players tied the game. And this during the first ten games. At 5-5, at the best of times, the best ranked of the two then made the break. In the process, the 4th player in the world served for the gain of this meeting. After two break points, the seeded No. 1 finally achieved his goals, on his second match point (7-5). During the quarter-finals, the defending champion will face the Chilean Nicolas Jarry, 54th player in the world, who benefited, during the previous round, from the package of the Dutchman Tallon Griekspoor, 39th player in the world and seeded n°6.
