Rune and Ruud are underway on Chatrier - a semi-final against Alex Zverev awaits the winner. He serves for the set at 5-1 and there’s no issue for the fourth seed as he cruises to take that game to 15 and, in 28 minutes, he’s a set to the good. The Norwegian races into a 3-0 lead and although Rune then finally gets on the board, a second break shortly follows. It’s an unbelievable opening set from Casper Ruud as he simply blows Holger Rune away. Rune wins just his third game of the match with a second hold of serve in the seventh game but Ruud needs just one attempt to serve things out, although the game does go to deuce, and a fist pump shows what it means Holger Rune 1-6 Casper Ruud The opening game of the set sees Ruud break serve and the double break comes in the fifth game. Holger Rune just can’t impose himself on this contest. The second set is a similar demolition job and Casper Ruud has one foot in the semi-finals. Eurosport JHolger Rune 1-6, 2-6 Casper Ruud On the other side of the draw is a mouth-watering clash between Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz.Ĭasper Ruud is one set away from the semi-final after just 𝙤𝙣𝙚 𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙛𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙪𝙩𝙚𝙨 🤏⏱️ #RolandGarros /USjGWet0UG The winners of those ties will face each other in the semi-finals. Later in the day, last year’s men’s finalist Casper Ruud plays sixth seed Holger Rune, and Alexander Zverev faces the unseeded Tomas Martin Etcheverry in their quarter-finals. With her win, Haddad Maia became the first woman from her country to reach the French Open semi-finals in the open era. Swiatek, 22, will play Beatriz Haddad Maia in the semi-finals, after the Brazilian came from behind to beat Ons Jabeur in three sets this morning.

World No 1 Swiatek, also a champion here in 2020, repeated that result this afternoon, beating 19-year-old Gauff 6-4, 6-2. Swiatek vs Gauff marked a rematch of last year’s women’s final, which the Pole won handily to claim her second title at Roland Garros.

Iga Swiatek was a straight-sets winner against Coco Gauff in the French Open quarter-finals today, with Alexander Zverev and Casper Ruud in men’s quarter-final action later on.

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