The German Alexander Zverev (No. 4 in the ATP ranking) defeated the Norwegian Casper Ruud (No. 7) by 2-6, 6-2, 6-4 and 6-2 to advance to the final of Roland Garros.
The match started with Ruud inspired, playing at a very high level. However, A stomach pain caused his production to drop considerably, which Zverev knew how to take advantage of perfectly. The German became especially strong from serve and dominated the action at will until the end of the match.
Sascha will have a new opportunity to become a Grand Slam champion. So far, he has played only one final in this type of tournament, at the 2020 US Open, and was defeated by Dominic Thiem, after having a two-set advantage.
The 27-year-old player has accumulated a streak of 12 consecutive victories, after achieving the Rome Masters 1000 and be contesting the last instance in Paris.
His rival in the grand final will be the Spanish Carlos Alcaraz (No. 3), executioner of the Italian Jannik Sinner (No. 2) in the first semifinal. Who will be crowned the new king of Paris?
