Plenty of talent will be on display during round of 64 action at ATP Madrid in Spain, including the stylings of Casper Ruud and Sebastian Korda, here is your look at four big matches on Day 4. As always, we here at LWOT predict all the day’s matches. We split the rest of the matches […]
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World No. 7 Stefanos Tsitsipas was aiming for a back-to-back title on clay but lost the Barcelona Open final to World No. 6 Casper Ruud . On the Pista Rafa Nadal court on Sunday (April 21), Ruud secured an easy win with a scoreline of 7-5, 6-3. This win was the Norwegian’s first ATP 500 title, for which Tsistipas praised […]
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Casper Ruud got his revenge against Stefanos Tsitsipas for last week’s defeat. He won the biggest title of his career on the court named after his idol Rafael Nadal, in Barcelona. Last week, Casper Ruud made it to his first final at the Monte Carlo Masters, defeating world number one Novak Djokovic en route to […]
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World No. 7 Stefanos Tsitsipas and World No.6 Casper Ruud are showing how dominating they can be on clay courts. While the Greek started his campaign on the surface by winning his third Monte-Carlo Masters after beating Ruud, the duo met again in the final, but the result was different. On the Pista Rafa Nadal […]
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Third-seeded Casper Ruud exacted revenge against fifth-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas by posting a 7-5, 6-3 win on Sunday in the finals of the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell in Spain. It was a rematch of the finals last week, won by Tsitsipas for his third Rolex Monte Carlo Masters in four years and 11th career victory on […]
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ATP Barcelona featured a loaded field of some of the best players in the world, but only two remain. No. 3 seed Casper Ruud squares off against No. 5 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas in Sunday’s final, a rematch of last week’s Monte Carlo final. Both players are in terrific form. Can Tsitsipas claim another title? ATP […]
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Third-seeded Casper Ruud will meet fifth-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas in the finals on Sunday of the Barcelona Open Ban Sabadell in Spain. It’s a rematch of the finals last week, won by Tsitsipas for his third Rolex Monte Carlo Masters in four years and 11th career victory on tour. Ruud of Norway won in straight sets […]
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Saturday at the ATP 500 event in Barcelona will feature the two semifinals, with the guarantee that we will have a new champion at this prestigious event and a first time champion at ATP 500 level as well, with none of the remaining players having won a tournament of this category yet. After contesting the […]
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Third-seeded Casper Ruud defeated 14th-seeded Jordan Thompson 6-1, 6-4 to advance to the quarterfinals of the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell on Thursday in Spain. Ruud, of Norway, won the first five games of the first set and overcame four aces by the Australian to capture the match in 73 minutes. Ruud will face Italian Matteo […]
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Rafael Nadal ‘s much-awaited comeback on clay finally happened as the Spanish tennis legend played in the first round of the Barcelona Open. The 22-time Grand Slam champion played his first match after his loss to Jordan Thompson at the Brisbane Open. As the ‘King of Clay’ is back in action, Casper Ruud , like […]
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Casper Ruud lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas in the Monte Carlo final last week, but it was still a week of firsts for the Norwegian: his first ATP 1000 final on clay and his first win over the World No. 1. He’ll try to keep that form going at ATP Barcelona as he takes on Alexandre […]
Read MoreAfter his win, in a press conference, a journalist told him how he was very close to becoming World No. 1. The journalist also asked him what was missing in him that he could not win a final despite reaching the summit clashes of several major tournaments. I have achieved, sometimes when I think about […]
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Stefanos Tsitsipas won his third Rolex Monte Carlo Masters in four years on Sunday, defeating Casper Ruud 6-1, 6-4 in Monaco. Tsitsipas, the No. 12 seed, was aggressive early on and changed the tenor of the match in the third game of the first set, when he reeled off the first of seven straight game […]
Read MoreCasper Ruud has always been known for winning the ATP 250 titles in his underrated career. But on Saturday the Norwegian has finally proven his critics wrong after beating Novak Djokovic in the Monte Carlo semifinals. He becomes the first Norwegian to defeat a No.1 player in the history of the ATP. With such a […]
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Casper Ruud denied Novak Djokovic his shot at a third Rolex Monte Carlo Masters title, defeating the World’s top-ranked player 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 in the semifinals on Saturday in Monaco. Ruud became the first Norwegian man to defeat a World No. 1 since the inception of the rankings in 1973. Djokovic had two double faults […]
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Just what we all thought coming into the week … a Casper Ruud vs Stefanos Tsitsipas final at ATP Monte Carlo! All jokes aside, these have been two of the better clay-courters on Tour over the past few seasons and have played scintillating tennis to reach the final. Let’s dive into how they reached the […]
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Just like ATP Monte Carlo itself, the semifinal lineup of the first clay Masters of the year oozes prestige and class. With Novak Djokovic looking to become the first player ever to win three titles of each and every Masters 1000 event, he’s joined by former two-time champion Stefanos Tsitsipas and the hottest player in […]
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Day 5 at the ATP Masters 1000 event in Monte Carlo will feature all eight Round of 16 matches, including an on-fire Jannik Sinner, who’s already won a Slam and a Masters 1000 in 2024, and a Top 10 matchup between last week’s Estoril champion Hubert Hurkacz and back-to-back Roland Garros finalist Casper Ruud. ATP […]
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The first week of the Golden Swing on the ATP Tour has been completed, and we already have a first-time winner. Polish icon Hubert Hurkacz won his first-ever clay court Tour title as he defeated Pedro Martinez in the 2024 Estoril Open. The 27-year-old reached the semis at a clay court for the first time […]
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Spaniard Pedro Martinez knocked off No. 1 seed Casper Ruud of Norway on Saturday to reach the final at the Millennium Estoril Open in Portugal. Martinez outlasted defending champion Ruud 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 in a match that took three hours and seven minutes to complete. Ruud came back from being down 5-1 in the deciding […]
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Semifinal action takes center stage at the ATP Estoril Open on Saturday. The top two seeds at the tournament remain in the hunt for the title, but two underdogs have found their old form to reach within touching distance of the trophy. So, who will reach the championship match? ATP Estoril Semifinal Predictions Hubert Hurkacz […]
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No. 1 seed Casper Ruud of Norway and No. 2 seed Hubert Hurkacz of Poland both reached the semifinals of the Millennium Estoril Open with victories Friday in Portugal. Ruud converted 3 of 5 break-point opportunities on his way to defeating Hungary’s Marton Fucsovics 6-3, 6-2. Fucsovics was fighting through an injury throughout the match. […]
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The clay court season is in full swing, with players battling it out at ATP Estoril. Only eight players remain in contention for the trophy, and as always, we at LWOT preview and predict all four matches for you, including Casper Ruud vs. Marton Fucsovics. Who do you think will advance? ATP Estoril Quarterfinal Predictions […]
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Home-country favorite Nuno Borges upset No. 3 seed Lorenzo Musetti of Italy 7-6(4), 6-3 to advance to the quarterfinals of the Millennium Estoril Open in Estoril, Portugal, on Thursday. Borges, who is seeking his first ATP Tour win, saved two set points serving at 5-6 in the first set during the one-hour, 37-minute match on […]
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Defending champion Casper Ruud is kicking off his campaign at the 2024 ATP Estoril Open against Botic van de Zandschulp. While he might not be in the best form of his life right now, the Dutchman has actually troubled 3-time Grand Slam finalist many times in the past. Who do you think will win? We […]
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