Casper Ruudfinalist of the last edition of Roland Garros, triumphed in an early clash against China’s Ahang Zhizhen71 in the world, to qualify for the second year in a row for the round of 16, 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 and 6-4.
The 24-year-old Scandinavian, seeded number 4, the second quarter is left for now in the contestagainst the first Chinese to reach the third round in the men’s draw at a clay court Grand Slam since 1937.
The Norwegian reacted well in the first set where she succumbed to Zhizhen’s impulse, who came out determined to achieve the second victory against a top-10 in his career, after one in the last tournament in Madrid against the American Taylor Fritz.
Ruud earned his fourteenth victory of the season on that surfacewhere he lost five times, and this was his 84th win since 2020, cementing him in the lead ever since.
His next rival will come from the rivalry between Chilean Nicolás Jarry, 35 in the world, and American Marcos Giron, 75.
In another morning game, Yoshihito Nishioka prevailed after an epic battle against Thiago Seyboth Wildthe executioner of Daniil Medvedev 3-6, 7-6(8), 2-6, 6-4, 6-0.
Source: La Verdad
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