Unseeded Tomislav Brkic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Francisco Cabral of Portugal reached Sunday’s doubles final after defeating Franko Skugor of Croatia and Fabrice Martin of France, 6-3, 6-3. “We both won here one time and we’re in our second final. He has good confidence from winning the title before. “His serve, his forehand, his weapons are dangerous in these conditions.
That’s pretty much where, of course, all points start. 2 seed Matteo Berrettini in Sunday’s final, in which both players will be chasing after their third ATP Tour title of the season, Ruud said: “Obviously, I need to return very well because he has such a great serve, and I need to serve well myself, too. ”Ī post shared by Swiss Open Gstaad ahead to facing No. Albert is always a tough competitor no matter what. “I needed to bring my A game today if I wanted to have a chance to beat Albert,” Ruud said in his on-court interview following his win. He converted five of seven break-point opportunities – including three of three in the second set – and won 22 of 38 points on his return in coasting to the semifinal victory. 5 from Norway won 81 percent of his first-serve points and did not face any break points on his serve. One win away from defending his title! flies past Ramos-Vinolas 6-2 6-0 to set a #SwissOpenGstaad final clash jvs Matteo Berrettini /uL9QpRhSAE The victory was the seventh straight in the Swiss Alps for Ruud going back to last year’s title run. He wasted little time on Roy Emerson Arena Saturday afternoon to beat Ramos-Vinolas for the third consecutive time after losing the first four meetings in their career head-to-head.
Ruud was aggressive from start to finish, hitting well from the baseline – especially in attacking the Spaniard’s second serve. 4 seed and 2019 Swiss Open champion Albert Ramos-Vinolas of Spain, 6-2, 6-0, in a matchup of past champions that lasted only 62 minutes. Meanwhile, defending champion Casper Ruud will go for his second straight Gstaad title after defeating No. 197 in the Pepperstone ATP Live Rankings, after rising 77 points. The 28-year-old Thiem will leave Switzerland having moved into the Top 200 to No. He saved a match point to beat last year’s finalist Hugo Gaston in the opening round, then delivered back-to-back straight set victories over Federico Delbonis and Juan Pablo Varillas before losing to Berrettini. After reaching the quarterfinals last week in Bastad, the 274th-ranked Thiem came to Gstaad, and for three rounds brought back memories of his 2015 title run. The loss ended Thiem’s best week of the 2022 season. These two 🥺 #SwissOpenGstaad /RA2bdfy6py I don’t think I gave him the time to play his game and that was the key today.” I think my game in general was working pretty well. “I knew that I had to play my best tennis to beat him. The victory improved the Italian’s win-loss record on clay this season to 4-1 after missing the European spring clay season. “I’m really happy with my performance,” Berrettini said in an on-court interview after beating Thiem for the fourth time. Berrettini outpointed his Austrian opponent 61-41.īellissimo 🤌 #SwissOpenGstaad /zTbj5mWvCK His serve was broken just once – in his second-to-last service game as he served for the match – and he broke Thiem four times in six opportunities. By the end, Berrettini hit four aces and won 85 percent of his first-serve points. He jumped out to a 5-0, double-break lead in the opening set and never let up. In what’s been a dominating European summer for Berrettini, which has included title runs in Stuttgart and at Queen’s Club in London after returning to the Tour following an injury to his right hand, the 26-year-old Rome native has strung together 12 straight winning efforts and reached his third consecutive ATP Tour final.Ī devastating performance from to defeat Thiem 6-1 6-4, booking his spot in the #SwissOpenGstaad final! /L8ZCCknkJjīerrettini delivered flawless tennis against Thiem that was accented with power and accuracy.
4 seed Albert Ramos-Vinolas of Spain, 6-2, 6-0, in the second semifinal. Berrettini moves into Sunday’s final against defending champion Casper Ruud of Norway. 15 Berrettini ended Thiem’s run for a second Swiss Alps title with a 6-1, 6-4 victory that entertained the Roy Emerson Arena crowd and kept alive his own hopes of winning Gstaad for the second time. 2 seed from Italy won on point from start to finish. Whether it was striking a solid ace down the middle on the first point of the match or a hitting a soft, touch-volley winner that ended matters 78 minutes later, the No. Matteo Berrettini showed all the right stuff to beat Dominic Thiem in their semifinal showdown at the EFG Swiss Open Saturday afternoon in Gstaad.
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