Munich Open LIVE: Ruud vs Zandschulp LIVE: Casper Ruud, who is the second seed in the Munich Open faced a straight defeat against Botic van de Zandschulp in the quarterfinals on Friday. Zandschulp defeated the Norwegian 7-5, 6-1 to set up semifinals clash with Miomir Kecmanovic. Follow InsideSport.IN for more updates.
Munich Open LIVE: Botic van de Zandschulp defeats Casper Ruud in straight sets, enters semifinals – Follow Ruud vs Zandschulp LIVE updates
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After a tight opening set, the eighth-seeded Dutchman cruised past the seven-time ATP Tour titlist 7-5, 6-1 to reach the last four in Munich.
Ruud does well to control play from his backhand corner by running around and hitting heavy forehands, but he was unable to consistently make van de Zandschulp uncomfortable. The 26-year-old saved the only break point he faced and won 50 per cent of his first-serve return points to triumph after one hour and 34 minutes.
“Maybe the score is easier than it really was,” van de Zandschulp said in his on-court interview. “The first set [was] really tight, I think. A great battle in the first one. I had some opportunities to break him in the beginning. Didn’t take him. Gladly [at] 5-all I made the break and held the serve at 6-5. [The] second set was a little bit easier, but I think I played really well today.”
Munich Open LIVE: Botic van de Zandschulp defeats Casper Ruud in straight sets, enters semifinals – Follow Ruud vs Zandschulp LIVE updates
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