Casper Ruud outlasts Quentin Halys 6-4 3-6 7-6(2) in the semifinal in Estoril on Saturday after conquering a huge battle. Ruud will square off with Miomir Kecmanovic in the final. The battle lasted 2 hours and 10 minutes.
The Norwegian added to his prize money € 20,585 after winning this match. He has already won € 49,940 after this win. If he wins the next match, Casper will add € 35,665 to his earnings to get in total € 85,605 in total.
Highlights Casper Ruud vs. Quentin Halys Millennium Estoril Open – Estoril
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Casper scored 90 points vs. Quentin’s 87.
Ruud
Casper served extremely well to win 79% of the points (45/57) behind his first serve, and he won 67% points (22/33) on his second serve. The Norwegian won this match even if he was struggling to find the solution in converting his break points as he converted only 33% (1/3) of the procured opportunities.
Halys
On the other side, the French player was well focused in converting 50% of the break points that he conquered points (1/2). Nevertheless, that was not enough to win the match.
After this match, the head to head between Ruud and Halys is 2-1 for Casper.
Draw and next match H2H: Casper Ruud vs. Miomir Kecmanovic – stats
Ruud will play Kecmanovic in the final.
This will be the 4th time that Casper Ruud and Miomir Kecmanovic face off. The head to head is 2-1 for Kecmanovic (see full H2H stats), but Ruud has a winning record of 1-0 on clay.
The last time that they fought against each other, Kecmanovic won 4-35 4-35 4-2 in the R in Milan back in 2019.
Live score progression and stats
Ruud was quite dominant at the beginning of the set to break Quentin Halys in the 1st game (1-0). That was decisive for Casper to win the set (6-4) since there were no other breaks.
The Norwegian converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had 2 break points opportunities in the 1st game (0-0 0-40 and 15-40). On the other side, the French player wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 8th game (3-4 30-40).
They contested 55 points. The set was a huge battle since finally the Norwegian won just 3 points more than the French player (29-26). Ruud surrendered 5 points on serve (21-5). on the other side of the net, Quentin conceded 8 points on serve (21-8).
The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that Quentin grabbed in the 4th game (3-1) prior to eventually conquering the set (6-3).
The French player was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 4th game (2-1 15-40). On the other side, Casper wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 7th game (2-4 30-40).
They played 44 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Halys won just 2 points more than Ruud (23-21). Quentin was extremely solid on serve to drop just 4 points (17-4). Regarding the other side of the net, Ruud conceded 6 points on serve (17-6).
The set went straight to the tiebreak as there were no breaks. the Norwegian had no problems to conquer the tiebreak 7-2.
Tiebreak
The Norwegian won 4 minibreaks in the 2nd (2-0), 3rd (3-0), 7th (5-2) and 9th (7-2) point. On the other side, Halys won a minibreak in the 4th (1-3) point.
Casper won the tiebreak 7-2 after he conquered a decisive 3-1 lead.
This was the tiebreak sequence: 1-0, 2-0, 3-0, 3-1, 4-1, 4-2, 5-2, 6-2, 7-2
Neither player conceded a single break point during this set. Also, on the other side, the Norwegian didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 78 points. The set was a huge battle since finally Ruud won just 2 more points than Halys (40-38). Casper lost 12 points on serve (29-12). on the other side of the court, Halys conceded 11 points on serve (26-11).
Tennis Scores in Estoril
- Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic – Marco CecchinatoCecchinato (6-3 6-1) – Stats and score progression
- Casper RuudRuud – Quentin HalysHalys (6-4 3-6 7-62) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
- Casper RuudRuud – Miomir KecmanovicKecmanovic (1-2) – H2H details and stats