Casper Ruud reaches French Open quarter-finals after Nicolas Jarry win
J
ust a week-and-a-half after dropping to Nicolas Jarry within the Geneva Open, Casper Ruud gained revenge on the French Open to ebook his place within the quarter-finals.
The match may need solely lasted three units however every of them may have gone both means as Ruud recovered from a break down within the latter two for a 7-6, 7-5, 7-5 victory.
Last yr’s Paris finalist has struggled for a lot of this season however seems to be enjoying himself into type at simply the precise time to place himself within the dialog with the likes of Carlos Alacaraz and Novak Djokovic for the title within the injured Rafael Nadal’s absence.
For Jarry, it was a jarring loss. The big-serving Czech may have taken any of the three units however will as an alternative be left to rue on the way and sheer variety of his unforced errors.
Ruud, in the meantime, was dogged all through even when on the again foot and used the size and breadth of Court Philippe Chatrier to good impact to decelerate and frustrate his opponent.
Following the win, the Norwegian mentioned: “It was great for me. Three very, very tough sets, three hours and 20 minutes. Today, I can thank my team for pushing me every day in practice. I felt physically good. I’m happy to be back in the quarter-finals.
“But it was difficult. His serve is great, he plays very aggressive. I think I managed to do well. I was down a break in both the second and third… but I was able to stay in and neutralise a little his serve.”