Casper Ruud wins against Etcheverry in the 3rd round to set up a clash vs Fritz at the French Open. HIGHLIGHTS, INTERVIEW – FRENCH OPEN RESULTS

Casper Ruud dispatches Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-4 1-6 6-2 6-2 in the 3^rd round in Paris on Saturday. Ruud will play against Taylor Fritz in the 4^th round. The match lasted 2 hours and 46 minutes. His best result in this tournament was reaching the final in 2022 and 2023. Here you can see his history at this event.

Casper added to his prize money € 92,000 after winning this match. He has already won € 250,000 after this win. If he wins the next match, the Norwegian will add € 165,000 to his earnings to get in total € 415,000 in total.

Highlights Casper Ruud vs. Tomas Martin Etcheverry French Open – Paris

Ruud’s Interview

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

At the end of the match, Ruud scored 113 points vs. Tomas Martin’s 97.

Ruud

Ruud was effective at converting 73%

of the break points that he conquered (8/11).

Etcheverry

On the other side, Tomas Martin was struggling when converting his break points (only 33% – 6/18). That was one of the key issues for his demise.

After this match, the head to head between Ruud and Etcheverry is 3-0 for Casper.

Draw and next match H2H: Casper Ruud vs. Taylor Fritz – stats

Ruud will play Fritz in the 4^th round.

This will be the 2^nd time that Casper Ruud and Taylor Fritz square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Ruud (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay.

Casper had an good ride in the last 2 sets to drop 4 games after winning 58 points vs. Fritz’s 35 points.

Live score progression and stats

Ruud took off at the beginning of the set after breaking Tomas Martin Etcheverry in the 2^nd game (2-0). Nevertheless, the set was not over yet and there was more work to do for Ruud to win the set because the Argentine found the way to break back in the 3^rd (1-2) and in the 9^th (4-5) game. Casper maintained his cool to break Etcheverry in the 6^th (4-2) and in the 10^th (6-4) game.

Ruud converted 60% of his break points (3/5). He had 5 break points opportunities in the 2^nd (1-0 0-40, 15-40 and 30-40), the 6^th (3-2 0-40) and the 10^th game (5-4 40-A). Also, on the other side, Tomas Martin converted 25% of his break points (2/8). He had his opportunities in the 3^rd (0-2 30-40), the 7^th (2-4 15-40 and 30-40) and the 9^th game (3-5 0-40, 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A).

They contested 65 points. Ruud was the one to win the set after conquering 7 more points than Tomas Martin (36-29). The Norwegian lost 16 points on serve (20-16). on the other side of the net, Etcheverry conceded 16 points on serve (13-16).

Tomas Martin was too good to concede just 1 game before breaking Casper 3 times and win the set 6-1.

Casper was completely knocked out in the last 6 games of the set when the score went from 0-1 to 6-1.

Tomas Martin was perfect in converting all his break points in the 3^rd (1-1 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A), the 5^th (3-1 30-40, 40-A and 40-A) and the 7^th game (5-1 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, Etcheverry didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 52 points. The Argentine won 12 more points than Ruud (32-20). The Argentine was extremely solid on serve to concede just 4 points (12-4). on the other side of the net, Casper conceded 20 points on serve (16-20).

Ruud started off on the right foot in the set after breaking Tomas Martin Etcheverry in the 1^st game (1-0). Ruud extended his lead after breaking the Argentine in the 7^th (5-2) game before conquering the set (6-2).

Casper converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 1^st (0-0 15-40 and 30-40) and the 7^th game (4-2 40-A). On the other side, Etcheverry wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 8^th game (2-5 40-A).

They contested 53 points. Ruud was the winner of the set after clinching 9 more points than Etcheverry (31-22). Casper surrendered 9 points on serve (20-9). Regarding the other side of the net, Tomas Martin conceded 11 points on serve (13-11).

Ruud came out strong at the beginning of the set after breaking Tomas Martin Etcheverry in the 1^st game (1-0). Nevertheless, there was more to do for Ruud to win the set because the Argentine managed to break back in the 4^th (2-2) game. Casper kept his cool to break Tomas Martin in the 5^th (3-2) and in the 7^th (5-2) game before winning the set (6-2).

Tomas Martin was not able to offer any resistance in the last 4 games of the set when the scoreline went from 2-2 to 6-2.

Casper was exemplary in converting all his break points in the 1^st (0-0 30-40), the 5^th (2-2 30-40) and the 7^th game (4-2 15-40). On the other side, Tomas Martin was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 4^th game (1-2 15-40).

They played 40 points. The Norwegian won 12 more points than Tomas Martin (26-14). The Norwegian lost 5 points on serve (13-5). on the other side of the court, the Argentine conceded 13 points on serve (9-13).

Tennis Scores at the French Open

• Felix Auger-AliassimeAuger-Aliassime – Ben SheltonShelton (6-4 6-2 6-1)
• Grigor DimitrovDimitrov – Zizou BergsBergs (6-3 7-6⁴ 4-6 6-4)
• Holger RuneRune – Jozef KovalikKovalik (7-5 6-1 7-6²)
• Alex De MinaurDe Minaur – Jan-Lennard StruffStruff (4-6 6-4 6-3 6-3)
• Taylor FritzFritz – Thanasi KokkinakisKokkinakis (6-3 6-2 6-7⁴ 5-7 6-3)
• Alexander ZverevZverev – Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor (3-6 6-4 6-2 4-6 7-6³)
• Casper RuudRuud – Tomas Martin EtcheverryMartin Etcheverry (6-4 1-6 6-2 6-2)
• Francisco CerundoloCerundolo – Tommy PaulPaul (3-6 6-3 6-3 6-2)
• Hubert HurkaczHurkacz – Denis ShapovalovShapovalov (6-3 7-6⁰ 4-6 6-1)
• Daniil MedvedevMedvedev – Tomas MachacMachac (7-6⁴ 7-5 1-6 6-4)
• Novak DjokovicDjokovic – Lorenzo MusettiMusetti (7-5 6-7⁶ 2-6 6-3 6-0)
• Stefanos TsitsipasTsitsipas – Zhizhen ZhangZhang (6-3 6-3 6-1)
• Matteo ArnaldiArnaldi – Andrey RublevRublev (7-6⁶ 6-2 6-4)
• Corentin MoutetMoutet – Sebastian OfnerOfner (3-6 6-4 6-4 6-1)
• Jannik SinnerSinner – Pavel KotovKotov (6-4 6-4 6-4)
• Carlos AlcarazAlcaraz – Sebastian KordaKorda (6-4 7-6⁵ 6-3)

Upcoming matches

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• Hubert HurkaczHurkacz – Grigor DimitrovDimitrov (0-5) – H2H details and stats
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