Casper Ruud took a three-hour fight at the China Open by defeating Tomás Etcheverry 1-6, 7-5, 7-6(7).
The Argentine tennis player Tomas Etcheverry He continued on his path within the Asian tour, facing one of the players who lead the ranking in the China Open. Casper Ruud. It was the first time that they had met the Norwegian without being at his best, but in his first challenge he had beaten Jan Lennard Struff.
Etcheverry starts ahead
Etcheverry started brightly reaching a break in the first game of the match. A difference that he was able to maintain although Casper himself would seek to have opportunities for him. It would not be possible for the world number nine, and when he could not get that break point, he entered a more negative dynamic in which he would lose his next two turns at serve, harboring not very positive feelings.
The toughest fight
After just over half an hour on the court and with the first in his pocket, he saw how his opponent increased his level. Ruud would take the lead as soon as the partial started. Even so, the Norwegian lacking confidence with the Argentine finding his punches solved the difference. He equalized and continued very involved in the set. They reached those moments of transcendence and it was Casper who took advantage of it. A 0-40, which Tomas with two good points made it 30-40, but after an error on a competitive point he gave him the break. Immediately afterwards, the number seven seed in the table once again saw how his turn to serve became complicated, but on this occasion he was decisive. Were aggressive shots finding the winners for 7-5.
With everything to be resolved they welcomed the third. The appointment was very open without either of them being with the sensations of seeing yourself superior to your opponent. The Argentine had a break option that he could not take advantage of, but later in a compromised situation, at 0-40, he ended up resolving it. Good character and psychology so that he could solve it. Nothing better to face what was coming. Being the maximum equality, the details were very important and in the next game, Etcheverry was ahead.
Ruud manages to carry it forward
Those moments that were being experienced when no one was able to break the duel continued to be reflected. Casper achieved the contrabreak, and they would continue forward until they had to reach a tie-break that would decide the winner. The Argentine was placed with a beautiful difference of 4-0, but that difference disappeared. A rocky Ruud but a Tomás who had a hard time guarding with what he had achieved. Equality was achieved until reaching that transcendent 5-5. With a parallel backhand came the first crash ball for the Norwegian, but the Argentine saved him. The South American was also going to have a winner at a very important moment, but finally Ruud is most certainly the one who defeated Etcheverry at the China Open.
2023-10-01 09:42:13
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