Dubai, Nov 12: Casper Ruud of Norway defeated Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz in straight sets at the ATP Finals on Monday. The final score was 6-1, 7-5.This win marks Ruud’s first victory against Alcaraz, having lost all four of their previous encounters. Despite the loss, Alcaraz, who won this year’s French Open and Wimbledon, still has a chance to win the ATP Finals title.
Reflecting on his performance, Ruud stated: “This is one of the best wins of the season for me. I feel happy of course. I’ve seen Carlos play better tennis than he played today but I still had to take my chances.”
In the other John Newcombe group match, Alexander Zverev of Germany will face Andrey Rublev of Russia. The Ilie Nastase group saw world number one Jannik Sinner defeat Alex De Minaur and Taylor Fritz overcome Daniil Medvedev on Sunday.