After beating Jiri Lehechka in the second round, Kasper Ruud crashed out of the ATP Tour Toronto Round of 16 after being beaten in three sets by Alejandro Davidovich Fokina, 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-7 (4).
Kasper Ruud, knocked out in the round of 16 in Toronto by Alejandro Davidovich Fokin
Casper Ruud stopped in the 1/8 finals of the ATP tournament in Toronto.
The player, who occupies the 5th place in the ATP hierarchy, was defeated by the Iberian Alejandro Davidovych Fokin (37 ATP), after a duel that lasted a little more than 3 hours of play.
Ruud lost the first set on a tie-break, and although he came back well in the second act, he lost in the decider, also on a tie-break.
58 winners later uD83DuDE33@alexdavidovich1 defeats Ruud 7-6 in the third set to advance to the eighth final in Toronto!#NBO23 pic.twitter.com/GjqGJ8Ihxo
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) August 10, 2023
Alejandro Davidovich Fokin will meet Mackenzie MacDonald in the quarters.
The National Bank Open is an ATP 1000 tournament that will be held from August 7 to 13. Its total prize pool is $6,600,000 and the current champion is Pablo Carreno Busta.
Source: Hot News
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