2023-06-09 21:52:45
The 24-year-old Norwegian beat Alexander Zverev in Friday’s semi-final 6-4, 6-3, 6-0. He will try Sunday to hang a first Grand Slam on his record.
Roland-Garros was still digesting its start to the afternoon – an epic match cut short by cramps between the two best players in the world – as two new players took their places on center court in front of stands that had not yet filled up . It was necessary to know with whom Novak Djokovic was going to cross swords on Sunday. If he was in front of his TV, the Serb would not have had to go to bed late to know his opponent. In three sets and only 2:09, the Norwegian Casper got rid of Alexander Zverev: 6-3, 6-4, 6-0.
Second final in a row
We first saw two disputed sets, where without really being above the German, Casper Ruud had the merit of succeeding in stealing his serve when he had the opportunity. While managing at the same time to generally hold his own when he was cornered (Zverev only concluded one of his nine break points in the first two sets). Then the German giant – he is close to the double meter – collapsed in the third set. Moment chosen by Casper Ruud to turn into Mr. Clean (only one unforced error in the third set), sending back all the shots of Alexander Zverev until he let him go to the fault alone. The Norwegian ends the match with a 6-0, a first for him in this 2023 edition.
For the third consecutive year, the German fails in the semi-finals at Roland. And for the second in a row, Casper Ruud will tread Parisian ocher in the final. Last year, he was crushed by Rafael Nadal 6-3, 6-3, 6-0. Not sure that his opponent this Sunday, on a mission to write history, is much more affordable.
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