The Norwegian dominated Holger Rune on Wednesday to find the last four of the French Open. He will be opposed to Alexander Zverev.
Timely. Casper Ruud won his first victory against a Top 10 this year on Wednesday (the 10e of his career) beating Holger Rune 6-1, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 to reach the semi-finals of Roland-Garros. By imposing his physique and his consistency. A match concluded with a respectful handshake. Far from the electricity that lit their duel last year. “I wanted to go back to the semi-finals, which is done. I feel like my game is getting better round after round“, rejoiced Casper Ruud after having punched his ticket for a 3e major semi-final. His forehand has regained its effectiveness, his whole game has more consistency. And the weight of conformation (from the finals of Roland-Garros, the US Open and the Masters in 2022) is fading. And without making noise, Ruud settles down, weighs in 3 semi-finals in the last 5 Grand Slam tournaments.
In a press conference, the seeded No. 4, guaranteed to remain in the Top 5 at the end of the tournament, with disheveled hair, summarized in a press conference at 12:41 a.m.: “This is perhaps my best match on clay this year. The first two sets went by quickly, I can’t say I was playing amazing, he was double faulting, a few faults. I’m glad I came back after losing the 3eI am happy.”
For a place in the final, the Norwegian will face Alexander Zverev back on stage this Friday, a year after the serious right ankle injury that broke him in his tracks in the Roland semi-finals. -Garros against Rafael Nadal. Ruud points out:I hope this will be fun. It’s great to see Sasha back. The year has been difficult for him and the season has not been good for me, we will try to take advantage of the moment. »