Ruud takes last quarter-final spot and faces lucky loser Borges
Casper Ruud beat Jan-Lennard Struff 6/3 6/3 to take the last quarter-final place at the Paris Masters, where he faces lucky loser Nuno Borges. It was his second win in five meetings with the German, in 1h03.
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No último jogo das oitavas do Masters 1000 de Paris, Casper Ruud bateu Jan-Lennard Struff por duplo 6/3, em 1h03, e avançou com a última vaga às quartas.
Ruud, que é 23º do ranking e já foi número 2 do mundo, chegou à segunda vitória em cinco duelos com Struff, de 36 anos e 39º colocado. O último encontro tinha sido em 2023, em Pequim, com triunfo norueguês em sets diretos.
Em Paris, ele volta às quartas depois de cinco anos e repete sua melhor campanha no torneio indoor de quadras duras; nas três edições anteriores, parou na estreia.
Quem vem agora é Nuno Borges, um português de 29 anos que ocupa o 49º lugar, entrou como lucky-loser e atropelou Ignacio Buse (33º) por 6/0 e 6/2. O confronto direto entre Ruud e Borges está 2 a 2.
Struff, eliminado, vinha embalado em piso coberto: foi vice no ATP 250 de Bruxelas e semifinalista no ATP 500 da Basileia — torneio em que venceu Novak Djokovic. Dono do melhor ranking da carreira (21º, em 2023), ele deve subir ao 36º lugar com os resultados da semana.
Na partida desta quinta-feira, Ruud marcou oito aces, não cedeu break-points e perdeu só 11 pontos com o saque, aproveitando três de quatro chances de quebra. Struff teve mais winners (15 contra 12), mas errou 11 vezes de forma não forçada, contra 7 do norueguês.
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