The Norwegian Casper Ruudsixth favorite of Acapulco is opendefeated this Friday by 3-6, 6-3 and 6-4 to danish Holger Runeseeded second, and qualified for the final of the ATP 500 tournament.
In a battle of alternating dominance, Ruud, ranked eleventh, closed the better and reached his second final in two weeks, after losing the title match at the Los Cabos Open.
In the first set Rune, ranked seventh in the world, imposed conditions on her sharp serve. He broke in the second game and with 15 wins defended the lead to win 6-3.
When he was at his best, the Dane slowed down and missed three break opportunities in his favor in the second set, which Casper took advantage of, showing his best game at certain moments and leveling the match.
The fight is nearing the end of the fight. Rune recovered from physical problems, achieved a break in the fourth game, which made good sense in the last point, but the break was not confirmed. Holger persevered and broke again in the sixth to take a 4-2 lead.
As he favored everyone, Rune showed signs of suffering from cramps, something that happened to him in 2023 also in the semifinal. The Norwegian maintained the siege, regained the break and confirmed the tie at 4-4.
Rune made a pair of double faults in the ninth game, Rudd broke and held serve in the tenth to reach the final.
Casper Ruud will face the Australian this Saturday Alex de Minaurdefending champion, who defeated the British Jack Draper, stand upor because of physical discomfort afterward losing the first set 6-3 and winning the second 6-2.
De Minaur, ninth in the ATP rankings, won 80 percent of his first serve points, broke in the fifth and ninth games and saved the only break point against him.
Draper bounced back, took a 2-0 lead in the second set, made another break in the fifth game and leveled the match, although he began to show discomfort, perhaps in the stomach.
De Minaur was broken in the second and fourth games against an opponent who lost his spirit and retired.
The Open, considered the most important tennis tournament in Latin America, takes place on hard courts with a prize of two million 377,565 dollars, where the champion this Saturday will take home 412,555 and the runner-up, 221,975.
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Source: La Verdad
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