Los Cabos Open: Ruud advances to face Tsitsipas in semis
Casper Ruud beat Nuno Borges 6-3, 6-2 on Thursday night. He’ll face the winner of the match between American qualifier Aleksandar Kovacevic and Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, the second seed, in the next round
Norwegian Casper Ruud, the No 4 seed, beat Portuguese Nuno Borges 6-3, 6-2 to advance to the semi-finals of the Los Cabos Open at the Cabo del Mar Sports Center on Thursday.
Ruud, ranked No 12, will face Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas, the second seed, next.
In the previous round of the tournament, the Norwegian won against American Marcos Giron (6-1, 6-0).
Borges, ranked No 47, defeated German Dominik Koepfer (7-6 (2), 6-2) and Australian Max Purcell, the No 7 seed (6-3, 6-3) earlier in the week.
Los Cabos ATP 250, Other Quarter-Final matches (Cabo del Mar Sports Center, hard, USD 915,245):
- Alexander Zverev vs. Thanasi Kokkinakis
- Aleksandar Kovacevic vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas
- Alex Michelsen vs. Jordan Thompson