Casper Ruud was unable to follow up Monday’s feat against Carlos Alcaraz. On Wednesday, there was a loss in two straight sets for world number two Alexander Zverev (7-6 and 6-3). With victory against German Zverev, Ruud had secured a semi-final place in the ATP final in Turin. The playoffs are the end of the season where the eight best tennis players this season participate. On Friday, Ruud is still playing for a place in the semi-finals when he meets Andrej Rubljov. – From my side, it was really a good level throughout the match – apart from my last service game. There I get a little stressed and make some mistakes. He (Zverev) serves so well that it is almost impossible to break him, says Ruud to TV 2. Because it was evenly played for a long time. In the first set, there were again good moves from Ruud. – Year’s best in serving, reported TV 2 expert Christer Francke about Ruud’s game. Zverev and Ruud followed each other closely and were never able to break. Thus it ended in a tiebreak, where Zverev gained an early advantage and finally beat Ruud 7-3. In the second set, Zverev had more control and secured 6-3.
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Ruud loss against world number two Zverev
