​Casper Ruud had a tough round of 16 match at Roland Garros on Monday, but last year’s Paris Grand Slam finalist qualified in the minimum number of sets.
Casper Ruud defeated Nicolas Jarry at Roland Garros
The fourth favorite of the competition, Norwegian Ruud, defeated Nicolas Jarry (35 ATP), score 7-6(3) 7-5, 7-5.
The Chilean led 4-1 in the second set and 4-2 in the third, but each time gave way under pressure (losing serve twice).
Kasper will fight the winner of the match between the Dane Holger Rune (6) and the Argentine Francisco Cerundolo (23) to reach the semi-finals.
Last year, Ruud reached the finals of Roland Garros (defeating Rafael Nadal) and the US Open (defeating Carlos Alcaraz).
The Roland Garros tournament takes place from May 28 to June 11, has a total prize pool of 49.6 million euros, and is the 127th tournament. Iga Sviatek and Rafael Nadal (14-time winner in Paris) became the champions of the title.
Source: Hot News
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