Ruud thumps Cilic, to face Nadal in his first Grand Slam final

PARIS: Norwegian tennis star Casper Ruud’s historic run in the French Open got a major development as he reached his first Grand Slam final by thrashing Croatian player Marin Cilic in the semi-final.

The Norwegian continued to thrive in his historic run as he produced an astonishing comeback before being one set down to claim the victory by 3-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-2.

Cilic pulled ahead in the first set as he completely outclassed Ruud with scores of 6-3. Ruud, on the other hand, managed to mark an exceptional comeback as he levelled with the Croatian after claiming the second set.

The Norwegian’ comeback fuelled him with momentum and he never looked back and went on to claim the next two frames to make his way into his first Grand Slam final.

The eighth seed will now face Rafael Nadal in the final as he eyes to deny the latter’s record-extending 14th French Open title and 22 Grand Slam crowns.

It is pertinent to mention here that Ruud has trained in Nadal’s academy in Mallorca since September 2018, adding to the allure ahead of the title showdown.

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Ruud battles past Rune to reach his first French Open semi-final

PARIS: Norwegian tennis-star Casper Ruud carried on his historic run to reach Grand Slam semi-final for the first time as he thrashed Danish player Holger  Rune in the french open quarter final game.

Ruud, who became the first Norwegian to reach the quarter-finals of a grand slam further carried on his historic run as he came out on top  6-1, 4-6, 7-6(2), 6-3 in a four-set clash to book his place in the final four.

The Norwegian got off to a sublime start as he completely dominated the opponent to wrap up the first set by 6-1.

Rune, on the other hand, quickly bounced back in the second set and got a breakthrough at 5-4 up, and further carried his lead to level the match.

The two players then got involved in a tight third set which went right down to the wire before being eventually decided in a tie-breaker. Ruud dug deep to eek out a mini-break to go 4-2 up over his Danish opponent.

The Norwegian did not look back after going within a set to seal a semi-finals spot and comprehensively clinched the victory after claiming the fourth set by 6-3.

The 23-year-old Norwegian will now face Croatia’s Marin Cilic in the second semi-final as he targets the first Grand Slam title of his career.

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