Hamburg Open: Top seed Ruud crushed by inspired Frenchman Fils in quarter-finals

Frenchman Arthur Fils produced perhaps the best performance of his life as he upended top seed Casper Ruud 6-0, 6-4 to reach the semi-finals of the Hamburg Open at Am Rothenbaum on Friday evening.

Fils, ranked No 71, will face German Alexander Zverev, the No 4 seed, next.

Fils on fire 🔥

Arthur Fils takes out the No.1 seed Ruud 6-0, 6-4 and books his ticket into the #HamburgOpen final! pic.twitter.com/PGRezgPNBi

— Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) July 28, 2023

Earlier in the tournament, the 19-year-old Frenchman beat Colombian lucky loser Daniel Elahi Galan (7-5, 7-5) and Serb Dusan Lajovic (7-5, 7-5).

Ruud, ranked No 4, won against Argentinian Sebastian Baez (6-3, 1-6, 6-3) and Chilean qualifier Cristian Garin (1-6, 6-2, 6-2) in the previous rounds of the Hamburg tournament.

Hamburg ATP500, other last eight results (Am Rothenbaum, clay, EUR 1.831.515, most recent results first):

• Alexander Zverev beat Luca Van Assche: 6-3, 6-4
• Zhizhen Zhang beat Daniel Altmaier: 6-4, 6-4
• Laslo Djere beat Lorenzo Musetti (3): 7-5, 6-3