Rampant Ruud completes clay-court hat-trick with victory at Generali Open
Jonathan Davies
Julai 31, 2021 22:05 MYT
Julai 31, 2021 22:05 MYT
Casper Ruud captured his third title on clay in as many weeks after defeating Pedro Martinez 6-1 4-6 6-3 in the Generali Open final on Saturday.
The world number 14 continued his blistering form having also landed the Swedish Open and Swiss Open earlier this month.
The Norwegian has now won each of his last 11 matches since defeat by Jordan Thompson in the opening round at Wimbledon.
Ruud – also a winner at the Geneva Open in May – dominated the opening set against world number 97 Martinez, who was appearing in his first ATP final.
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The Spaniard defeated second seed Roberto Bautista Agut on the way to reaching the showpiece, and responded well by taking a close second set.
Nevertheless, Ruud broke to take control of the decider, before closing out victory for a fourth ATP title of the season – all of which have come on clay.