04/13/2024 2:16 p.m. Updated on 04/13/2024 2:49 p.m.
He Monte Carlo Masters 1000 I expected a final with pure show between Novak Djokovic (1st) and Jannik Sinner (2nd), the two best players at the moment. However, there were two supporting actors who decided to defy logic and changed the plans of all the fans who had bought tickets for Sunday’s session. And after the defeat – with controversy – of tano against Stefanos Tsitsipas (12th), the author of the triumph of the second semi-final of the day in the Principality was Casper Ruud (10th), who defeated Nole 6-4, 1-6 and 6-4 in 2h17m.
Nole never finished finding himself in Monte Carlo, the Masters 1000 that cost him the most throughout his career. Logically, it is his first stop on the European clay tour and the change of surface is not easy. In fact, he always stressed the same thing: his goal is to get to Roland Garros in the best way, the tournament that is most important to him at this part of the year. Now, his competitive spirit leads him to want to win in every performance, but in the Principality he did not connect with the best version of himself. And a specialist in the land like Ruud made him pay.
The Norwegian scored a perfect match, which made him look like the player who was a finalist at the French Open twice (2022 and 2023). With four aces and 64% of points won with the first serve (56%, a little low), Ruud stood at the back of the court and knew how to move a Nole without so much spark with other opportunities. Although both broke the opposing service four times, the difference was the moments in which those breaks occurred: Nole achieved one in the first and third sets and two in the second, while his rival achieved two at the beginning and the end of the meeting.
Djokovic beat Ruud. (AFP)
Djokovic, unlike the match against De Minaur, lowered his unforced errors (22) and was more precise with his winning shots (30). Of course, on the other side of the net he found a wall that he brought and brought. And on top of that, when he had the chance to go from 0 to 100 in one shot, he did it. Furthermore, the 36-year-old Serbian lost the match with a double fault and after having saved two match points.
Djokovic’s word after the defeat with Ruud
“I feel disappointed to lose a match like that, because it was a very close result. I had my opportunities, but the last game was not good and he was solid until the end. He deserved the victory,” said the Balkan, who will now rest a week and will return to the ring at the Masters 1000 in Madrid.
The Norwegian wants to win a Masters 1000 title. (AFP)
Final de Montecarlo: Ruud vs. Tsitsipas
From 10 a.m. and with the transmission of ESPN and Star+, you can follow the final of the Monte Carlo Masters 1000 between Ruud y Tsitsipas. The Norwegian won 10 titles, but he will go for the first in the Masters 1000 category. Meanwhile, the Greek has the same number of cups, although he already knows what it is to consecrate himself on the brick dust of the Côte d’Azur, since he did it in 2021 and 2022.
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