Either Jack Draper will win the championship of the 1000 years of the second ATP Masters, or Casper Ruud will win the first of his career after victory on Friday's finals of Mutua Madrid Open's final.
Great Britain's seed seed Draper, the first semi-final match 6-3, 7-6 (4) Seed 10 from Italy to the seed Lorenzo Musetti defeated. Norway 14. Seed Ruud later Argentina 6-4, 7-5 to the seed of 20 Francisco Cerundolo returned.
Draper's win was only added to the best season of his young career. 23 -year -old won the Indian Wells Masters in March. For the first time next week, it is guaranteed that the world ranking will rise to the top five.
49 of the first service scores against Musetti (77.6 percent) won. Draper had 19 winners and 19 forced mistakes, and his rival directed 22 winners, but 25 forced mistakes.
Draper is now 4-0 against Musetti.
Im I felt like two, our quality didn't really fall, Dra Draper said after the match. “Lorenzo'ya loan, obviously plays very well in clay. I played hard and on the grass, when he was young. But a different monster in Clay, so this win at this stage, in the semi -finals, this means a lot for me.”
It is not surprising that Ruud's 26 -year -old Ruud is in a position to capture the biggest title of his career. In 2022 and 2023, he reached the French Open Finals and also a win from the trophy at the 2024 Monte-Carlo Masters. 11 out of 12 ATP victory came to Clay.
Ruud hit four AS and saved 15 out of 18 break points against Cerundolo, while he won 5 of the 9 -breaking point opportunities. In the second set, he fell behind 4-3, but walked to win four of the last five matches of the match.
Ruud also announced that he suffered a little bit in his rib, where he received three games of treatment.
“I wasn't sure I could finish the match honestly.” He said. “I felt something in the rib during warming, just before going out (in court) and almost every shot, especially in service. …
“It's not an ideal thing, but you should do it in such a situation. You should do it occasionally. I really could play a game at a time. The match continued as it continued.
Draper and Ruud will be square for Sunday for title.
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