Norway’s Kasper Rudd enters the men’s singles final of the US Open 2022 after defeating Karen Khachanov of Russia 7-6(5), 6-2, 5-7, 6-2 in the semifinal at Arthur Ashe on Friday, September 9 did. Stadium. The 23-year-old will play his second major final of the year, establishing his reputation as one of the finest young talents to roam the circuit.
Earlier this year, Roode played in the final of the French Open, where he lost to the great Rafael Nadal. However, he was flattered to have cheated at Wimbledon. Nevertheless, the Norwegian star has well and truly improved by entering his first US Open men’s singles final.
Casper Roode has a chance to become No. 1 in men’s tennis as early as Monday. If Carlos Alcaraz fails to reach the final at Flushing Meadows he will be number one. In the second semi-final, the Spaniard will face Frances Tiafo of America. If Alcaraz reaches the final, the winner of the US Open will be the new No.
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Roode dominates semifinals
On Friday, Rudd was at his absolute best from both the back court as well as the frontcourt, winning 87 percentage points over the net. The Norwegian was also nearly immaculate with his serve, maintaining a first-served win percentage of 82 compared to Khachanov’s 68.
The first set of the semi-finals was excellent. Rudd broke Khachanov’s serve after which Russia made a spectacular comeback.
The set went into a tie-breaker after which both the players engaged in a 55-shot rally. The second set was one-sided as Roode stood one set away from making his first Grand Slam final.
After going down two sets, Khachanov gave a decisive break from the lead when Roode was serving to stay on the set. It was a valiant effort from 27th seed Russia, who forced the fourth set.
Rudd earned an early break to take advantage of the initiative in the fourth set and from there, he did not look back and closed the set and match.
In the eighth game of the fourth set, Khachanov had to save three match points, but he failed to save a single one. Rudd retained his serve to cross the finishing line.
Khachanov advanced to the semifinals after defeating Nick Kyrgios of Australia in the quarterfinals, but Roode turned out to be too hot to handle.
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