Alert: Ruud beats Djokovic to reach the Monte-Carlo Masters final
Casper Ruud edged out Novak Djokovic 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 on Saturday afternoon and will play Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, the No 12 seed, in the final
Casper Ruud in Monte-Carlo (AI/Reuters/Panoramic)
Norwegian Casper Ruud, the No 8 seed, edged out Serb Novak Djokovic, the top seed, 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 to reach the final of the Monte-Carlo Masters at Monte-Carlo Country Club.
Ruud, ranked No 10, will play Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, the No 12 seed, next.
The Norwegian won against Chilean Alejandro Tabilo (6-2, 6-4), Pole Hubert Hurkacz, the No 10 seed (6-4, 6-2) and Frenchman Ugo Humbert, the No 14 seed (6-3, 4-6, 6-1) ahead of his victory.
In the previous rounds of the Monte-Carlo tournament, Djokovic, ranked No 1, beat Russian Roman Safiullin (6-1, 6-2), Italian Lorenzo Musetti (7-5, 6-3) and Australian Alex De Minaur, the No 11 seed (7-5, 6-4).
Monte-Carlo Masters 1000, other semi-final result (Monte-Carlo Country Club, clay, EUR 5.950.575):
- Stefanos Tsitsipas beat Jannik Sinner (2): 6-4, 3-6, 6-4
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