Ruud shock for Casper as top seed goes down to Munar in Tokyo

Jaume Munar scored his first win in four tries over top seed Casper Ruud in Tokyo and will meet fellow Spaniard Pedro Martinez in the next round

Casper Ruud at the 2022 Laver Cup Image Credit: AI / Reuters / Panoramic

Haresh Ramchandani

October 4, 2022

Top seed Casper Ruud, of Norway, was bounced out of the ATP Japan Open in Tokyo on Tuesday by Spain’s Jaume Munar in straight sets.

Munar, the 25-year-old who is ranked No 58 in the world, won 6-3, 6-3 in one hour and 35 minutes at the Ariake Colosseum in Tokyo. Ruud was able to convert only one of five break points while Munar converted four of seven break points in the match.

Jaume the way 💪 @jamunar_38 upsets top-seeded Casper Ruud 6-3 6-3 for his first Top-10 win on hard court! #RakutenOpen pic.twitter.com/dcC61qdhfl
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) October 4, 2022

Early exit for Casper Ruud for second week in a row

This was the second consecutive week that Ruud, who climbed to No 2 in the world rankings after reaching his second Grand Slam final of the year at the US Open, had an earlier than expected exit on the tour. Ruud was defeated in the Seoul quarter-finals last week to Yoshihito Nishioka, who went on to win the title. The Norwegian is now ranked No 3 in the world.

Munar, who had lost all three prior meetings against the 23-year-old Ruud (all of which had come on clay), will meet fellow Spaniard Pedro Martinez next.