US Open 2022 - Ruthless Casper Ruud downs Karen Khachanov to reach second Grand Slam final of the season

Casper Ruud continued his incredible year as he reached his second Grand Slam final of the season with a straight-sets victory over Karen Khachanov in their US Open clash. The fifth seed found a stunning run of form from the opening set tie-break onwards and an exasperated Khachanov was often left shaking his head in frustration as his opponent breezed through the semi-final 7-6(5) 6-2 5-7 6-2.

Ad The 23-year-old from Oslo, who also reached the showpiece match at the French Open, where he lost out to Rafael Nadal, will have another tilt at sealing his first major title in what has been an inspired season. US OpenUS Open order of play, Day 11 — When are women's semi-finals?YESTERDAY AT 07:18 Ruud could not have made a brighter start as he leapt into a two-game lead with an immediate break of serve, but Khachanov did not take long to respond and haul himself back on terms.

Shortly afterwards, Khachanov forced another break as Ruud wavered again on serve, but the course of the opening set shifted yet again as the Norwegian found a way to take it into a tie-break. While much of the tennis in the opening set was fairly sloppy at times from both players, the intensity ramped up in the breaker, capped off by a remarkable 55-shot rally as Ruud clinched it in style.

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