Casper Ruud breezes past Pedro Sousa 6-1 6-4 in the final in Buenos Aires on Sunday after playing a fantastic match to win his 1st career title, the 1st of this season.
Score, report, and key facts
1st set.
Ruud had a running start at the beginning of the set after breaking Sousa in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating his break and lead 3-0. Casper managed to boost his lead after breaking the Portuguese in the 6th (5-1) game before winning the set (6-1).
Sousa had to surrender the 2nd game (2-0) when he had a good chance to win the game when leading 40-0.
2nd set.
Ruud was quite dominant at the beginning of the set to break Sousa in the 1st game (1-0). That was sufficient for Casper to win the set (6-4) since there were no other breaks.
Statistics
At the end of the match, the Norwegian scored 58 points vs. the Portuguese’s 39 points.
The Norwegian served very well to win 84% of the points (27/32) behind his first serve, and he won 63% points (10/16) on his second serve. Casper didn’t lose the focus when converting 75% of the break points that he conquered (3/4). On the other side, Pedro wasn’t able to conquer any break point. That was one of the key issues for his defeat.
After this match, the head to head between Ruud and Sousa is 1-0 for Casper.
Highlights Casper Ruud vs. Pedro Sousa Argentina Open – Buenos Aires
Interview
After the match Casper commented: “It’s a great feeling. I’m enjoying the moment, of course. It’s something very special when you get your first title and the biggest title of your career so far. I’m enjoying it a lot, but I also have to recharge and think forward, think of the next tournament.
I’m already playing in the next tournament again on Tuesday in Rio, so I have a big task ahead of me. But I will try as good as I can to be ready.”
Tennis Scores in Buenos Aires
- Casper RuudRuud – Pedro SousaSousa (6-1 6-4) – See score progression
