US Open: Casper Ruud first finalist
Casper Ruud is in the final of the US Open 2022. The Norwegian defeated Karen Khachanov 7: 6 (5), 6: 2, 5: 7 and 6: 2 in the first semi-final and will meet either Frances Tiafoe or Carlos Alcaraz on Sunday.
by tennisnet.com
last edit: Sep 10, 2022, 12:14 am
Here is the match to read in the live ticker.
You can rarely win a best-of-five match in the first set. But you can break your opponent's morale in the potential first third. And Casper Ruud succeeded in doing that in the first semifinals of the US Open 2022. Because after the Norwegian was unable to use two set balls in the tie-break of round one, he fought a rally with Karen Khachanov in the third, in which the ball flew over the net 55 times. Until Ruud cheered himself and was allowed to be cheered by the fans.
In the second act, the Russian was still scarred by the loss of the first, losing 6-2. After that, Khachanov, who had to go over five sets in the two previous rounds against Pablo Carreno Busta and Nick Kyrgios, recovered. At the score of 5:6, Ruud a's server showed weaknesses for the first time, Khachanov helped out a few simple mistakes. After 2:20 hours the outsider made the connection with 7:5.
Ruud or Alcaraz from Monday number one
In the fourth set, Ruud knocked with verve in Khachanov's first service game, and he then managed the break to make it 2-1. Ruud even pulled away to 5:1, Khachanov was able to reduce it to 2:5 with his 15th ace. After almost exactly three hours of play, Casper Ruud had three match balls at his disposal. He capitalized on the first with a forehand stop.
For Ruud it is the second final of the season. He had already reached the final in Roland Garros, but had no chance against Rafael Nadal there. And something else is at stake: namely the top position in the ATP world rankings. In any case, Ruud could achieve this with his first major victory. Or if Carlos Alcaraz doesn't manage to beat local hero Frances Tiafoe in the second match of the semifinals.
Here the individual tableau in New York
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