ATP roundup: Casper Ruud defends title at Swiss Open
Top seed Casper Ruud rallied from a set down to defeat Italian Matteo Berrettini 4-6, 7-6 (4), 6-2 and defend his title at the Swiss Open in Gstaad, Switzerland, on Sunday.
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'Reminds me of Norway!'- Casper Ruud beats Matteo Berrettini in three sets to win Swiss Open
Casper Ruud battled to come back from a set behind to beat Matteo Berrettini 4-6, 7-6(4), 6-2 in Gstaad on Sunday to retain the Swiss Open title. Berrettini appeared to be in control of the final after winning the opening set and carved out the only three break points of the second, but Ruud conjured up a turnaround to win the second-set tie-break. Ad/> Ruud went on to dominate the third set with his high-powered forehand to claim his ninth ATP Tour title.
Ruud battles back to beat Berrettini in Gstaad
Top seed and defending champion Casper Ruud came from a set down to beat second seed Matteo Berrettini 4-6, 7-6 (7/4), 6-2 in a high quality final of the clay-court ATP event in Gstaad on Sunday.
Casper Ruud battles back to beat Matteo Berrettini in Gstaad
The French Open finalist dropped the opener but battled back to edge the Italian world number 15 in a tiebreak for the second set which levelled the match. The 23-year-old Norwegian then powered through the final set, breaking the 2018 champion twice to take the decider 6-2.
Alcaraz breaks into top 5 by reaching Hamburg final
Carlos Alcaraz will become the youngest player to reach the top five of the ATP rankings since Rafael Nadal in 2005 after powering into his fifth ATP final of the season in Hamburg on Saturday.
ATP roundup: Casper Ruud to defend Gstaad title
Defending champion and No. 1 seed Casper Ruud will meet 2018 champion and No. 2 seed Matteo Berrettini in the Swiss Open final in Gstaad, Switzerland.
Matteo Berrettini stops Dominic Thiem to reach Gstaad final
The Italian world number 15, playing his first tournament since having to withdraw from Wimbledon with Covid, made short work of the 2020 US Open champion, putting him away in just 77 minutes. It has still been a good week for the Austrian who has slipped to 274 in the ATP rankings after a year of setbacks, including a wrist injury, depression and Covid.
Berrettini makes winning return with victory over Gasquet
Richard Gasquet on Thursday in Gstaad on his return to action after missing Wimbledon. The Italian, who was runner-up at the All England Club in 2021, withdrew from the grass-court Grand Slam tournament last month after testing positive for Covid. He had previously been in fine form, winning titles at Queen's and in Stuttgart.