Winner of Carlos Alcaraz last Friday, the German got the upper hand over Casper Ruud this Wednesday, almost ensuring his place in the last four of the masters tournament in Turin.
As a boss. World No.2 Alexander Zverev signed his second victory in two matches in the ATP Masters by defeating Norwegian Casper Ruud (7th) 7-6 (7/3), 6-3, Wednesday in Turin.
If the German, recent winner of the Masters 1000 in Paris, pockets a set against the Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz on Friday in his last group match, he will win his ticket to the last four, whatever the result of his match against the N .3 worldwide.
Ruud, who beat Alcaraz 6-1, 7-5 for his entry into the running, can also continue his journey in the event of success on Friday against the Russian Andrey Rublev (8th), outclassed on Wednesday by Alcaraz 6-3, 7-6 ( 10/8), and defeat for the Spaniard.
For their reunion after their semi-final at Roland-Garros won by Zverev in four sets, the German and the Norwegian achieved an almost perfect first set on serve, without any break points. In the decisive game, while he had until then been very solid on his throw, Ruud broke down and let Zverev take off to lead 6-1. The German won the set with a forehand winner after 50 minutes of play.
We had to wait until the eighth game of the second set to see Zverev offer himself his first break point, an opportunity that the world No.2 did not miss to lead 5-3. He then definitively KO Ruud with a shutout on his serve.
«It was a very close match, it didn’t come down to much, one or two points. I think I played better than in my first match“, Zverev remarked.
