Ruud beats Rune 3-1 in their Scandinavian clash in Paris

Last year’s runner-up Casper Ruud (Norway) qualified for the semifinals of the French Open as he defeated the sixth seed Holger Rune (Denmark) 6:1, 6:2, 3:6, 6:3 on Wednesday.

The Norwegian dominated early on and took 11 of the first 13 games to take a 2-0 set lead. In the third set, Rune made an early break and maintained his lead to win the third, but in the fourth set, Ruud pulled away with 4:1 and ended his opponent’s hopes of a turnaround.

𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙖 𝙗𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙡𝙚! ⚔️

Casper Ruud earns his place in the semi-final after a hard-fought match against Holger Rune!

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The Norwegian prevailed over the Dane 6-1 6-2 3-6 6-3 🙌#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/wxbJd4N431

— Eurosport (@eurosport) June 7, 2023

For a place in the second consecutive Roland Garros final, Ruud will face the German Alexander Zverev, who also defeated the Argentine Martin Echeverri in four sets.