(Marcus Giron – Casper Ruud 6-3, 6-4) No. 79 in the world, American Marcos Giron, hit hard. Casper Ruud finished the Japan Open.
- Marcos Giron (No. 79 in the world) defeated Casper Ruud 6-3, 6-4 at the Japan Open.
- – It’s a game of cat and mouse, said the Eurosport commentator about Giron’s match against Ruud.
- It is becoming increasingly difficult for Ruud to secure a place at the ATP Finals in Milan
- Giron will meet Felix Auger-Aliassime in the quarter-finals of the ATP 500 tournament in Tokyo.
- Casper Ruud has only one tournament win this season, and that came at the Estoril Open ATP 250 in Portugal in April.
- Watch the Japan Open on Norway’s Eurosport and Discovery Channel+
Giron will now meet Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime in the quarter-finals ATP 500ATP 500The ATP Championships in tennis are divided into 250, 500 and 1000 tournaments. Winning a tournament equals the number of tournament points. The ATP 1000 tournaments are the biggest after the Grand Slams. Championship in Tokyo.
– It was fun to beat the top 10 players, says Giron on the Eurosport broadcast.
It was the third time in his career that the 30-year-old from California had beaten a top 20 player.
“I didn’t want to let Casper control the game,” says a smiling Geron.
With the hat back, Giron broke the serve Rod Early in the game and quickly led 3-1. After 31 minutes, the group was in the box for the 30-year-old American. Giron continued to hit hard and relentless in the second set.
– Now it’s a game of cat and mouse here. Eurosport Sven Espen commentator Lindas Olsen said Ruud was not keeping up with the pace.
Giron is ranked No. 79 in the world and is unmatched 49th place49th placeThe 30-year-old, from Thousand Oaks (north of Los Angeles) in the United States, ranked 49th in the ATP rankings on May 16, 2022. .
But in the second set, Ruud raised his level, when the score was 2-2, breaking Giron’s serve. Ruud moved to 4-2 on serve. But Ruud committed two double faults on his serve, and the American responded with a score of 4-4.
Coach Christian Ruud’s father watched the match from the stands in the Japanese capital. After an hour and 20 minutes, the match was over, and the American had match points on Ruud’s serve. And it lasted a lot.
– Casper played at the back, says Lindas Olsen after the match.
There are only three and a half weeks left Professional tennis players– The final in Milan, where the best eight players in the world this year could participate. Ruud was in the final last year, There the best tennis player in the world was the best. Novak Djokovic won. Now it seems that reaching the ATP Final is becoming increasingly difficult for Ruud.
The Norwegian is ranked 10th so far this year, while Taylor Fritz is ninth, while Denmark’s Holger Rohn is currently eighth in the ATP Finals. No. 12 so far this year, Tommy Paul, who is in good standing at the Japan Open, could catch up with Casper Ruud on points.
Taylor Fritz is the only one in the top 10 in the battle for the final eight ATP tickets remaining at the Japan Open, still fighting for 500 ATP points. Fritz meets Shintaro Mochizuki in the quarter-finals.
Rod had met Jeroen once before. The American was easy prey for Ruud at the Paris Masters in 2021 when he won in one hour and seven minutes (6-2, 6-1).
Casper Ruud won this season’s tournament, defeating Miomir Kecmanović in the final of the Estoril Open. ATP 250ATP 250ATP tournaments of different sizes: 250, 500 and 1000. The winner receives ATP ranking points depending on the tournament number. The ATP 1000 is the largest tournament behind the Grand Slams. In Portugal in April.
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