(Paris) Norway’s Casper Ruud (5H World) won his first tournament of the year on Sunday by defeating Serbia’s Miomir Kecmanovic (40H) 6-2, 7-6 (7/3).
In glorious sunshine and summer temperatures (24°C), Kecmanović won the first game on his serve, before Ruud scored five points and pocketed the first set in 35 minutes.
In the second, the Serb put his opponent to the test. Each player had their chances, but Kecmanović did not convert any of his five break points. No more success for Rudd in the three he’s had.
The Norwegian made the difference only in the decisive match, after a second round that lasted 1 hour and 15 minutes.
At the age of 24, he won the tenth title of his career, the first this season. While he did not pass the second round stage in the six tournaments held this year before meeting the Portuguese, he points again with the tip of his nose, on his favorite surface, a month and a half before the coup. The French sent the Open to Roland-Garros, a finalist last year.
Thanks to this new trophy, he will also find fourth place in the world in the next ranking of professional tennis players on Monday at the expense of Daniil Medvedev, who stole it from him last week after winning the Masters 1000 tournament in Miami, which he did not. play this week.
Kekmanovic was playing in the fourth final of his career on the ATP circuit at the age of 23. He has always only won one, in Kitzbühel on clay in September 2020.
