Carlos Alcaraz recovers Casper Ruud and flies to the finals in Tokyo

Carlos Alcaraz suffers but is in the final at the Tokyo ATP 500. The world number one recovers Casper Ruud, number 4 in the seeding and 12 in the ATP rankings, defeated with a final score of 3-6 6-3 6-4 after just over two hours of play.

In the first set, the Spaniard did not exploit four break points between the fifth and seventh games and was punished by the Norwegian who, at the first useful opportunity, snatched the serve from Carlitos in the eighth game and closed the partial on serve (6-3).

Immediate was the Murcian’s reaction in the second set: Alcaraz flew to 3-0 in an instant and kept the break until the final 6-3. The third set is decided between the fourth and fifth games: down 2-1, the Spaniard saves two break points and removes Ruud’s serve in the next game (3-2) before filing the match (6-4).

The Spaniard saves two break points and removes Ruud’s serve in the next game (3-2) before filing the match (6-4).

In the last act of the ‘Kinoshita Group Japan Open Tennis Championships’ Alcaraz will face Taylor Fritz, number two in the seeding and No. 5 in the ATP rankings, who defeated Jenson Brooksby (6-4 6-3) in two sets in the ’other semifinal.