Barcelona Open: Rune dominates defending champion Ruud to book semi-final spot
Holger Rune beat Casper Ruud 6-4, 6-2 on Friday. He’ll face Russian Karen Khachanov in the next round
Holger Rune, Barcelona 2025 | ©Imago/Psnewz
Dane Holger Rune, the No 6 seed, defeated Norwegian Casper Ruud, the second seed, 6-4, 6-2 to reach the semi-finals of the Barcelona Open at Real Club de Tenis Barcelona on Friday.
Rune, ranked No 13, will play Russian Karen Khachanov next.
In the previous rounds of the Barcelona tournament, the 21-year-old Dane won against Spanish wildcard Albert Ramos-Vinolas (7-5, 6-4) and Argentinian Sebastian Baez (4-6, 6-1, 6-2).
Ruud, ranked No 10, won against Colombian qualifier Daniel Elahi Galan (6-4, 6-3) and Serb qualifier Hamad Medjedovic (7-5, 7-5) earlier in the tournament.
Barcelona ATP 500, other last eight results (Real Club de Tenis Barcelona, clay, EUR 2.889.200, most recent results first):
- Stefanos Tsitsipas vs. Arthur Fils
- Carlos Alcaraz vs. Alex De Minaur
- Karen Khachanov beat Alejandro Davidovich Fokina: 6-4, 7-5
