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Casper Ruud beats Holger Rune in four sets to reach French Open semi-finals.

C. Ruud vs H. Rune | Roland-Garros
Men's Singles | Quarter-final | 01.06.2022 | Court Philippe-Chatrier
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H. Rune
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Dan Quarrell

Updated 01/06/2022 at 22:50 GMT


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RUUD 3-0 RUNE
Some hairy moments for Ruud in his second service game at 15-30, but he fires down an ace before Rune pushes a shot over the baseline. A smash from the Dane brings up deuce, only for Casper to serve it out, adding another ace for good measure
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RUUD 2-0 RUNE
This is Rune's first grand slam quarter-final, and although there's no apparent show of nerves, he's finding out how hard this level is. He should win the game from 40-15, but lets the lead slip and is soon forced to save two break points, firstly with a fierce smash, secondly with a big serve. Ruud is undeterred though, and after some excellent defence he finds the line with a forehand and takes the game
RUUD 1-0 RUNE
A comfortable enough early hold for Ruud, despite Rune whipping a fierce forehand down the line to take the opening point. The Norwegian then takes four of the next five points though to get on the score board nice and early
HERE WE GO!
This has the potential to be another superb match. Rune has got a lot of tongues wagging and this is just his third grand slam. Ruud on the other hand is the eighth seed, and he's serving first. We're underway
MISS THE EARLIER DRAMA?
So this match was due to get underway at 20.00, but with Rublev and Cilic going to five sets, the start was delayed. You can catch up on that utter thriller by reading our full report
HERE COME THE PLAYERS
Right, 19-year old Rune is first on court. Remember he stunned Stefanos Tsitsipas in the last round, coming through in four sets. Ruud meanwhile beat Hubert Hurkacz in four in the fourth round
CAN RUNE BUCK THE TREND?
This will be a fourth meeting between Ruud and Rune, and the former certainly has the wood over his Danish opponent, winning each of their three previous clashes without dropping a set. Their most recent match-up was in Monte Carlo earlier this year when Ruud came through 7-6 7-5
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