The Norwegian tennis player easily defeated the Russian and will face the five-time winner of the master tournament on Sunday
Casper Ruud closes the best year of his career with another final, this time at the ATP Finals. The Norwegian tennis player defeated World No. 7 Andrey Rublev 6-2, 6-4 with surprising ease to reach his third major event of the year after Roland Garros and the US Open.
The match got off to a close start, but Ruud broke the Russian’s serve to make it 3-2 and serve, and from then on he didn’t intend to take his foot off the accelerator until he beat a faint Rublev, who took the throughout the game showed signs that he was not comfortable on court.
The second set was a copy of the first, with the Norwegian dominating with his forehand and breaking the Russian’s serve twice. 23 unforced errors from a Rublev who gave up too easily in an ATP Finals semifinal that lasted barely an hour. The key to Ruud’s game and level in this tournament is undoubtedly the improvement of his serve, which, in addition to his great forehand, also makes him a dangerous player on hard court.
Ruud will face Novak Djokovic on Sunday. The Norwegian got the chance to end his best season on a personal level with a flower. However, the Serb will try to match Roger Federer’s six ATP Finals titles.
Source: La Verdad
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