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RUUD is promoted until the final of Mutua Madrid Open

The Norwegian will look for the biggest title of his career this Sunday

May 02, 2025

Casper Ruud remains faithful to an illusion: aspiring to the greatest titles in the ATP Tour.

The Norwegian climbed this Friday until his third final ATP Masters 1000 at the Mutua Madrid Open, where he will try to conquer the most important cup of his career. On a whipped land that dominates as few, the Scandinavian defeated the Argentine Francisco Cerú (6-4, 7-5) in a boiling semifinal, resisting a permanent pressure on his service before catching victory. If the clay tour of the most persevering, their response fulfilled that script to the millimeter.

With the Manolo Santana stadium as a witness, Ruud completed a resistance effort in capital letters. The Norwegian had to deal with physical problems to get unscathed, needing physiotherapist attention from the third game of the game. That ballast did not stop its ability to respond to the constancy to the rest of cerú, saving 15 of the 18 breakfast balls generated by the South American. A willpower that gave the keys to the final in the Magic Box.

“I wasn’t sure I could finish the game,” Ruud acknowledged. “I felt something on the side during warming, just before finishing, and I noticed it in each blow. It bothered me especially in the service. Luckily, I have received a fast treatment. There is not much to do, you just have three minutes [con el fisio]. Tomorrow I will review it. “

“I have taken a couple of painkillers, although it is not ideal. At the same time, in a situation like this you have to do it from time to time. I could barely go matching at that time. Little by little it has been improving as the game progressed.”

Ruud has completed an impeccable participation in the Magic Fund, making its way to the final without delivering a partial throughout the tournament. The Norwegian, who has not even needed a tiebreak to reach the direct fight for the title, left great figures including two Top 10 figures such as Taylor Fritz and Daniil Medvedev.

This Sunday’s game will be an opportunity for Ruud to kill one of his most anticipated blows in the circuit. After playing multiple finals in Grand Slam (0-3) and ATP Masters 1000 (0-2) without finding a prize, the Norwegian will land in the Magic Box with a remarkable experience in the biggest calendar events. With the figure of Lorenzo Musetti or Jack Draper on the other side of the network, the possibility of placing a trophy of enormous prestige in the showcase is a reality.

The victory allows Ruud, in addition, to recover land in the upper area of ​​the circuit. The Norwegian guaranteed his return to the world top 10, placing himself virtually as No. 10 of the PIF ATP Live Rankings. In case of lifting a trophy in the Magic Box, the Scandinavian could climb to the seventh position in the classification.

On the other hand, closing it to a step from the most important final of his career. The Argentine leaves Madrid as a player with more victories on the beaten land of the season (16), a notable record before addressing key quotes on the surface such as the internali bnl d’Italia and Roland Garros in the coming weeks.

Did you know that …?
Casper Ruud is the player with the most victories (124), finals (17) and titles (11) on beaten land in the ATP Tour since the beginning of the 2020 season.