Carlos Alcaraz reached the semi-finals of the ATP 500 tournament in Beijing, the ex-world leader categorically beat the Norwegian Kasper Ruud.
Carlos Alcaraz beat Casper Ruud at ATP Beijing
It took Alcaraz, the top favorite in China, one hour and 45 minutes to overtake the player he also beat in the 2022 US Open final.
In his career, Ruud lost the finals of Grand Slam tournaments three times: Roland Garros (2022, 2023) and US Open (2022).
Carlos will fight for a place in the grand final with the winner of the match between Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov (19 ATP) and Italian Yannick Sinner (7 ATP).
In the other semi-final, the German Oleksandr Zverev (10 ATP) and the Russian Daniil Medvedev (3 ATP) will meet.
The China Open takes place from September 28 to October 4 on hard, is part of the ATP 500 category and has a total prize pool of $3,633,875. The champion of the title is Dominic Thiem (2019). Recent releases have not taken place due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Fantastic pass from @carlosalcaraz en route to a 6-4, 6-2 win over Ruud!@ChinaOpen | #ChinaOpen pic.twitter.com/gwYDFHJ0eX
— ATP Tour (@atptour) October 2, 2023
Source: Hot News
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