Hamburg Open: Top seed Ruud crushed by inspired Frenchman Fils in quarter-finals
Arthur Fils defeated Casper Ruud 6-0, 6-4 on Friday evening. He’ll play German Alexander Zverev, the No 4 seed, in the next round
Frenchman Arthur Fils produced perhaps the best performance of his life as he upended top seed Casper Ruud 6-0, 6-4 to reach the semi-finals of the Hamburg Open at Am Rothenbaum on Friday evening.
Fils, ranked No 71, will face German Alexander Zverev, the No 4 seed, next.
Fils on fire 🔥
Arthur Fils takes out the No.1 seed Ruud 6-0, 6-4 and books his ticket into the #HamburgOpen final! pic.twitter.com/PGRezgPNBi
— Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) July 28, 2023
Earlier in the tournament, the 19-year-old Frenchman beat Colombian lucky loser Daniel Elahi Galan (7-5, 7-5) and Serb Dusan Lajovic (7-5, 7-5).
Ruud, ranked No 4, won against Argentinian Sebastian Baez (6-3, 1-6, 6-3) and Chilean qualifier Cristian Garin (1-6, 6-2, 6-2) in the previous rounds of the Hamburg tournament.
Hamburg ATP500, other last eight results (Am Rothenbaum, clay, EUR 1.831.515, most recent results first):
- Alexander Zverev beat Luca Van Assche: 6-3, 6-4
- Zhizhen Zhang beat Daniel Altmaier: 6-4, 6-4
- Laslo Djere beat Lorenzo Musetti (3): 7-5, 6-3
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