Kasper Ruud was eliminated in the 1/8 finals of the tournament in Barcelona. Last year’s Roland Garros and US Open finalist lost in two sets to Francisco Cerundolo, 7-6(5), 6-3.

Casper Ruud knocked out by Francisco Cerundolo at ATP Barcelona

Norwegian Kasper Ruud, who is ranked 3rd in the WTA ranking, was eliminated from the 1/8 finals at the tournament in Barcelona.

Francisco Cerundolo (32 ATP) defeated him at the end of the match, which lasted one hour and 55 minutes.

Ruud got off to a great start in the first set and even controlled a large part of it, but at 5-2 the Nordic inexplicably collapsed and lost 3 straight games, tied at 5. Finally, the Argentinian won his first set on a tiebreak.

In the second set, Serundolo quickly won the first 3 games and thanks to his aggressiveness, he was able to finish the match and qualify for the quarters.

There he will meet with Daniel Evans (26 ATP). The Briton defeated Karen Khachanov (11 ATP), score 6-3, 6-4.

The Barcelona Open takes place from April 15 to 23 and is part of the ATP 500 category. The total prize money is 2,661,825 euros, and the title champion was Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz.