Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell Final
Kasper Ruud – Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-5, 6-3
Casper Ruud won the biggest title of his career. The Norwegian tennis player triumphed in the final of the ATP 500 tournament in Barcelona, defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-5, 6-3.
In this way, he ended the series of 10 consecutive victories of the Greek. And besides, he took revenge for the defeat in the final of the Masters in Monte Carlo a few days ago.
The third seed in the Catalan capital converted three of the six break balls he reached in the match and was the more solid of the two in the plays from the main line.
“It was worth the wait,” said Ruud, who has lost seven straight non-ATP 250 finals.
“Many of the finals we lost were tough. They were disappointing, of course. If you make the final, it hasn’t been a bad week for you and you shouldn’t be too hard on yourself, but I had to wait a long time.”
“I am very happy to triumph in Barcelona in front of the packed stands at the Rafa Nadal court.” I watched it all through my childhood. At the age of 13, I came here to watch it. It feels amazing.”
