Ruud met something close to his rake opposite on Philippe Chartier on Wednesday night. While the Norwegian appeared restrained and focused, Rune hurled messages at the stands, threw the racket on the ground and hissed at the audience. The victory was secured with the numbers 6-1, 4-6, 7-6, 6-3. But a lot happened before it could be collected. Like when Ruud broke Rune’s serve to the position 4-3 in the third set and he let it go over the mother who was sitting in the stands. – If you want to help, then get left ,. – Leave. Leave, he shouted from the bench in the middle of the field. LEFT THE SEAT: Aneke Rune, bottom right, did as her son asked her to do. Photo: Michel Euler / AP Aneke Rune did as her son said. And it worked for a while. The 19-year-old immediately broke back and raised a small notch. All the swearing and the violent reactions seemed to get him more focused – and Ruud annoyed. At one point, the 23-year-old gave a clear message to his Danish colleague. He seemed tired of the extravagant behavior. One-way driving in the start The 23-year-old from Snarøya started the match at a breakneck pace – and blew Rune off the field in 33 minutes in the first set. He looked almost unashamedly alert. And it did not look like this fight was going to be very long. Ruud continued to play well in the second set, but Rune adapted better and the Norwegian was less likely to let go with the forehand. The differences leveled off. And the Dane tipped the set in his favor to huge cheers from the audience. FREKKAS: Holger Rune hissed at the audience during the match. Photo: CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT / AFP Then Ruud showed strength when he after a long third set secured the set with 7-2 in tiebreak. And in the fourth, he proved to be a better player. He broke to the position 5-3 and secured the victory on his own serve. Mom Lele and sister Caroline Ruud were clearly moved in the stands. They burst into tears, while the support staff cheered for the semifinals. Next opponent: – Difficult Now Croatian Marin Cilic (33) is waiting in the next match, after the Croatian beat Russian Andrej Rubljov 5-7, 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 before Ruud went into action. Cilic is “only” number ranked number 23 in the world, but he has previously been number three. The veteran has a victory in the US Open from 2014 and has final losses in the Australian Open and Wimbledon from earlier. Now he is hoping for another chance. – I have played against Casper twice. I would say he is one of the best on the gravel tour. He has had 12 incredible months on gravel and won many titles, so it will be a very difficult match, Cilic says to NRK. SURPRISES: Marin Cilic has lowered Photo: CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT / AFP The Croatian is at a loss in both settlements against Ruud, respectively on the gravel in Rome in 2020 (2-6, 6-7) and on the hard court in Toronto last year with 3-6, 6-3, 3-6. This is the Croatian’s first time reaching the semi-finals in France. Two of his 20 ATP titles have come to naught. – I have a powerful way of playing and a strong serve, says Cilic, who prefers to focus on himself and his strengths. Olympic winner Alexander Zverev and 13-time French Open winner Rafael Nadal meet in the second semifinal. RUUDS IDOL: Rafael Nadal. Photo: ANNE-CHRISTINE POUJOULAT / AFP The matches are played on Friday afternoon. The final starts on Sunday, at 15.00. PS! On Thursday at 12.00, Ulrikke Eikeri and mixed double partner Joran Vliegen will play the final against second-seeded Ena Shibahara and Wesley Koolhof.
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