French Open: Casper Ruud takes two sets lead against Alexander Zverev in second semifinal

Norwegian could face Novak Djokovic in Sunday's final after the Serbian defeated world No 1 Carlos Alcaraz

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Norway's Casper Ruud in action during his semifinal match against Germany's Alexander Zverev. - Reuters
Norway's Casper Ruud in action during his semifinal match against Germany's Alexander Zverev. - Reuters

Published: Fri 9 Jun 2023, 10:52 PM

Norway’s Casper Ruud has gone two sets up in the second men’s singles French Open semifinal against Germany’s Alexander Zverev.

Ruud won the second set 6-4 after grabbing the first set 6-3.


Rudd, who reached a career-high singles ranking of world No 2 in 2022, is looking for a place in Sunday’s final against Novak Djokovic who earlier in the afternoon defeated world number one Carlos Alcaraz 6-3 5-7 6-1 6-1.

Djokovic took a huge leap towards a record 23rd men's Grand Slam title with victory against an ailing Alcaraz whose chances were compromised by a serious bout of cramps.


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