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Ruud escape from Munar in Dallas

Sunday will face Denis Shapovalov

February 08, 2025

Everything seemed sentenced. Jaume Munar took for a game 5-4 in the third set, but Casper Ruud ended The pass to the definitive round in Dallas Open.

No. 5 of the PIF ATP Rankings, which saved a Break Point in the initial decisive game, benefited from a mixture of persistence and four non-forced errors from Munar in the 5-4 of the third set to avoid the first final of the Spanish on fast tracks, and to be reborn in the first semifinal of the ATP 500 on fast roof tracks.

After breaking to leave the decisive in 5-5, he lost 10 points and won 13 way to keep the victory in two hours and 30 minutes, which allows him to leave his lexus atp headtohead in 1-0 with Munar, and advance to His first final of the year.

“In the second and third sets, Jaume really took a step forward. I had control on the first set, I started very well, ”said Ruud, who won less points than his rival in the match (89 against 92). “He started a little, I played a little bad. I tried a little more about what was due, but I made un -forced mistakes. ”

“There were some very tight games in the third. The typical consecutive break-over from 4-4 and he taking out to win with 5-4. I know how you feel, you can get tense. You see the finish line a few meters in front of you and then stumble. I have done it myself and I was lucky to be on the right side today, ”added the second standard head.

The 26 -year -old Norwegian did not qualify for a match for the championship since last year in Geneva, where he won the last of his twelve titles in the ATP Tour. Compeating in its end No. 24 of the Tour, Ruud will pursue on Sunday his second title on a surface other than clay, and first from San Diego 2021.

His obstacle to obtaining this will be the Canadian Denis Shapovalov, who comes from beating the American Tommy Paul, current champion of the tournament and who came from winning the seven games he had played in the contest.

A Match Point with a lot of quality 😮‍💨

🇨🇦 @denis_shapo expires the current champion and cites 🇳🇴 Ruud in the final@DALOpenTennis | @Tennistvpic.twitter.com/N2DKulKp2G

– ATP Tour en Español (@atppour_es) February 9, 2025

No. 54 of the PIF ATP Rankings won 7-5, 6-3 to add his second triumph of the week against a top 10 (also against Fritz) and to add his first final of the season.

If you win your third title at the ATP Tour, Shapovalov will appear in No. 32 of the ranking after the tournament. For that, Ruud must overcome for the first time, who leads 2-0 the Lexus ATP Headtohead between them.