On a marathon day, he first had to settle the postponed semi-final match against the Italian Flavio Copoli, who had two points to decide the match, and in which he later defeated the Czech Tomas Machak, the Norwegian. Casper Ruud once again won the Geneva Championship, as in 2021 and 2022.
He defeated Glad Novak Djokovic 7-5, 6-3 in an hour and 48 minutes. The seventh player in the world, who had previously beaten the Czechs in the Australian Open in 2023, in the only confrontation between the two, completed the successful Saturday that led him to his second title in 2024 after that in Barcelona and his twelfth. Professional life. .
One of the favorites for success at Roland Garros, he faced greater difficulties in the semi-finals as he had to play early in the morning against Kopolje. The Norwegian, who has reached the final of three Grand Slam tournaments – two in Paris and one at the US Open, all without success – was forced to save two match points and return.
Within two hours he won his semi-final match against Kobuli (1-6, 6-1 7-6 (4)) to reach his fifth final of the season. He won in Barcelona and lost the Masters 1000 in Monte Carlo, Acapulco and Los Cabos.
Ruud won for the third time in Geneva and is now aiming for Roland Garros.
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