Finn Emil Ruusuvuori knocked out Italian Jannik Sinner, second favorite, from the Rosmalen ATP, after winning the quarterfinals and advancing to the event played on grass, where he met Dutch Tallon Griekspoor.
In only one of the six previous times they have met has Ruusuvuori come out on top. It was in 2020 at the tournament in Canada, the first time they were measured. Later, the young transalpine, the ninth player in the world, won every match, including one in Miami in the same 2023.
The first time they met on the grass, the Finn prevailed. He did it in two sets, 6-3 and 6-4 in just eighty minutes. Ranked 42nd in the ATP rankings, he never lost a serve. A break in each sleeve is enough to unbalance the situation and close the victory.
Ruusuvuori will face Dutch Griekspoor, sixth seed, in the semifinals, returning from his match against Australian Alex de Minaur, fourth, which he won 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.
On the other side of the table, Australian Rinky Hijikata’s win over American Mackenzie McDonald was a surprise 5-7, 6-3 and 6-1. The oceanic man, ranked 133 on the ATP, will look for the final against his compatriot Jordan Thompson who beat Frenchman Adrian Mannarino, 2019 champion and executioner of Daniil Medvedev, 5-7, 7-6(2) and 6 -2.
As for the women’s draw, the first favorite, Russian Veronika Kudermetova, reached the semifinals, which will also have her compatriot Ekaterina Alexandrova, current champion, Belarusian Aliaksandra Sasnovich, seventh. and Slovakian Viktoria Hruncakova.
Kudermetova, ranked tenth in the world, had no trouble beating Swiss Celine Naef 6-3, 6-2 and extending her aspirations. She will seek the sixth final of her career against Slovakian Viktoria Hruncakova who eliminated American Emina Bektas in doubles 6-4.
The same mark was achieved by the current winner of the competition, Alexandrova, who is looking to reaffirm her crown. She left Bektas on the road and met the Belarusian Aliaksandra Sasnovich, the seventh seed, who won the promise against the Russian Liudmila Samsonova, the second favorite, who had to withdraw with a right thigh injury. At the time of his retirement, Sasnovich was winning 7-6(4) and 3-1.
Source: La Verdad
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