Lto history of the ‘Cinderella‘ did not have the dream ending on the Florida slopes. Fran Cerndolo, Miami Masters 1000 semifinalist In his first time in the final table of a tournament of these characteristics, he did not reach the fight for the title. the theoretical favorite and world top-10 Casper Ruud He has fulfilled the predictions and his 6-4 and 6-1 give him access to the first final of his life.
The two played that prize, but only the 8 in the world has achieved it. He had appearances in the semifinals, and curiously on the clay court tour (Monte Carlo, Madrid and Rome) and in the ATP finals, but not a final. His improvement on the hard court is remarkable and his great opportunity arrives.
Can’t say that Closing it, he did not compete, because in the two sets he bothered Ruud excessively. In fact, he started the match by returning Casper’s initial break. The equality reached until the tenth game, with the set at stake, and Ruud grew there. In the second set, the great promise of the Argentine racket sport had advantages for breakage in the Norwegian’s first two services, but they did not bear fruit.
Finally, Ruud asserted both his world ranking and his best tennis in Miami. Especially on flat serves, which are getting bigger and harder to return efficiently. At 23, he continues to grow as a tennis player: he is the first Norwegian to win a ATP tournament, play the finals, reach the top-10 and be a finalist in a Masters 1000.
Obviously it will be the final stumbling block for Carlos Alcaraz if the Murcian beats Hubert Hurkacz in his semifinal. The Pole defends the 2021 crown and remains a member of the top 10 of the ATP ranking. With the final assured, Ruud reaches position 7 on the lists.
