ATP roundup: No. 2 seed Casper Ruud cruises in Barcelona
Second-seeded Casper Ruud of Norway defeated Brandon Nakashima 6-3, 6-2 in 89 minutes Tuesday in the second round at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell in Spain.
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Cameron Norrie gets clay-court campaign up and running in Barcelona
Cameron Norrie belatedly found his feet on clay with a hard-fought victory over Egor Gerasimov in his opening match at the Barcelona Open.
Norrie crashes out of Monte Carlo Masters I Korda upsets Alcaraz
British No 1 Cameron Norrie crashed out of the Monte Carlo Masters after losing in three sets to Spain's Albert Ramos-Vinolas.
British duo Cameron Norrie and Dan Evans are both knocked out in the second round at the Monte Carlo Masters
Cameron Norrie has been knocked out of the Monte Carlo Masters, losing 6-4 2-6 6-4 to Spain's Albert Ramos-Vinolas in the second round. It was the first time the pair had met on clay since Ramos-Vinolas overcame the British number one in three sets at the Estoril Open last year. Ad/> Ramos-Vinolas ensured it would be four wins in a row on clay against the world No.
Norrie crashes out of Monte Carlo Masters
British No 1 Cameron Norrie crashed out of the Monte Carlo Masters after losing in three sets to Spain's Albert Ramos-Vinolas.
El drive le da a Albert Ramos una victoria de prestigio
demostró una vez más que cuando su magnífico drive de zurdo funciona sobre tierra batida es un tenista capaz de ganar a cualquiera, más aún en Montecarlo, donde superó a Murray (1º) y a Cilic (5º) en 2017 antes de ser finalista y ceder ante el Dios de la arcilla, Rafa Nadal. Este miércoles en el, el español consiguió su octava victoria ante un top-10, Cameron Norrie (séptimo cabeza de serie del torneo y 10º del mundo) con 27 golpes ganadores de derechas para un total de 37: 6-4, 2-6 y 6-4 en 2h30. Se enfrentará el jueves en octavos al polaco Hubert Hurkacz o a Pedro Martínez.
Casper Ruud says 'rare talent' Carlos Alcaraz has already earned 'a lot of respect' on ATP Tour after Miami Open
Casper Ruud believes soaring teenage star Carlos Alcaraz is “one of those new rare talents that you don't see that often” in tennis. Alcaraz, 18, has enjoyed a very impressive start to the season, going 18-2 including several top-10 wins, and beating Ruud in the final of the Miami Open. Ad/> Alcaraz is now up to No.
What lies ahead for British stars as tour arrives in Europe for clay season
The tennis tour has arrived on European shores for the start of the clay season and the build-up to a busy summer.