Ruud edges Munar in Dallas, reaches 24th career final
Casper Ruud edged out Jaume Munar 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (4) on Saturday evening. He’ll play the winner of the match between Canadian Denis Shapovalov and American Tommy Paul, the No 3 seed, for the title
Casper Ruud, Dallas 2025
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Norwegian Casper Ruud, the second seed, edged out Spaniard Jaume Munar 6-2, 2-6, 7-6 (4) to move into the final of the Dallas Open at the Ford Center at The Star on Saturday evening.
It was a tense battle until the end, with Munar serving for the match at 5-4 in the final set, but unable to close the door on the fifth-ranked Norwegian.
“Second and third sets, he really stepped it up,” Ruud said after the two hour and 29-minute clash. “I was kind of in control in the first set, I started really well, just the way you want to.
“Then he just kind of fired up… he really, really took control. It was tough for me, I had some break points, there were some really close games in the third. Him serving for it at 5-4, I know what the feeling is like, you can get tight, you want to finish, you see the finish line a few yards in front of you and you kind of stumble – I’ve done it myself and I was kind of fortunate to be on the right side of it today.”
Ruud reaches his 24th career final, wihch is sixth among players born since 1990. The 26-year-old has now reached a total of seven finals on hard court, and he will bid for his second ATP hard court title on Sunday in Dallas.
Ruud, ranked No 5, will face the winner of the match between Canadian Denis Shapovalov and American Tommy Paul, the No 3 seed, next.
The Norwegian won against Australian lucky loser James Duckworth (7-5, 4-6, 6-2), American qualifier Michael Mmoh (6-1, 6-4) and Japanese Yoshihito Nishioka (7-5, 3-2 ret.) ahead of his victory.
Earlier in the tournament, Munar, ranked No 64, defeated Chinese Yunchaokete Bu (7-5, 6-2), American Ben Shelton, the No 4 seed (6-2, 7-6 (3)) and Italian Matteo Arnaldi, the No 8 seed (6-4, 3-6, 6-3).
Dallas ATP 500, other semi-final result (Ford Center at The Star, hard, USD 2.760.000):
- Denis Shapovalov vs. Tommy Paul
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