After the No. 1 seed Roger Federer was unexpectedly eliminated, Casper Ruud became the most appreciated player at Geneva Open 2021. Before coming to Italy to compete, Norwegian tennis player was very high in this season. He in turn reached the semi -finals of Madrid Open, the Barcelona Open semi -finals, the semi -finals of Monte Carlo, the Andalusia Open quarterfinals and the Mexican Open quarter -finals.
The dazzling form continued to be shown by Ruud at Geneva Open – the tournament considered as a momentum for Roland Garros. Regardless of the expectations of fans, the 21st class player in the world excelled to win tickets to play in the final. His opponent is the No. 2 seed – Denis Shapovalov.
At 21:00 last night (May 22), Ruud and Shapovalov had a competition to compete for the championship. Both have brought the audience an attractive and eye -catching match. After 1 hour 40 minutes, the victory belonged to Casper Ruud.
In the first set, both Ruud and Shapovalov well protected their serve games well. Because there was no chance to win the break, the two players were forced to enter the tie-break series to determine the victory. At this time, Ruud was the one who lost the mini break first but Shapovalov did not take advantage, thereby being rivals to 6-2.
Shortly thereafter, Shapovalov rising strongly and equalizing 6-6. However, in the decisive serve, the Canadian tennis player made a mistake and had to accept the 6-8 defeat in the tie-break series, thereby losing 1 set.
Sang Set for the second play, Ruud played somewhat better. At the 5th game, the Norwegian star had the opportunity to win the break and he did not miss it. Ruud finished the set with a score of 6-4, thereby winning 2-0 and officially crowned.
The Geneva Open 2021 championship is the first title of Ruud this year, also the second trophy in his career. With what is showing, the 22 -year -old Norwegian player promises to play even more explosive in the near future, in the immediate future, Roland Garros. The second Grand Slam of the year will be held from May 30 to June 13.
