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Rublev beats Ruud to win the title at Bastad
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Andrey won the championship on clay at Bastad.

Andrey Rublev, world number 7, defeated world number 4, Casper Ruud, 2-0 sets to triumph with the title on clay at Bastad in Sweden.

The 1st set lasted almost 90 minutes after the two opponents converted 1 break each, and the set was decided after a tiebreak. The Russian converted 2 breaks in the tiebreak and won with 7-3 points.

In the 2nd set – Rublev totally dominated as he blanked him 6-0 games to win the title at the ATP 250 tournament on clay in Sweden, and that was his 14th title in his ATP career. The 2nd set lasted only 31 minutes.

The Russian won his first 5 matches against the Norwegian, but after that, Ruud defeated him twice at the ATP Masters Cup in 2021 and 2022. Andrey got back on the winning ways against Casper with the title today and leads 6-2 head-to-head.