Updated
21/05/2021
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Ehe Spaniard Pablo Andújar could not overcome the semifinal of the Geneva Open when he lost against Norwegian Casper Ruud in two sets, 6-3 and 6-2, in 1 hour and twenty minutes of play.
Ruud, third favorite of the Swiss tournament and number 21 in the world rankings, was very firm with his serve and did not allow the Spanish tennis player, number 75 in the ranking, any opportunity. On the contrary, Andújar lost his serve twice in each set and this condemned him to final defeat.
The Spanish tennis player had surpassed Dominic Stephan Stricker in the quarterfinals, the young pearl of Swiss tennis, 4-6, 6-4 and 6-4, in a match in which he shot ex officio before the impudence of a rival. Previously, in the second round, he had beaten Roger Federer 6-4, 4-6 and 6-4). in the encounter that supposed the return of the Swiss to the track.
In the other semifinal, Canadian Denis Shapovalov, the fifteenth player in the world, reached the third final of his career after beating Cuevas 6-4, 7-5 in one hour and 41 minutes. The Canadian of Israeli origin has been on the verge of a title since 2019 when he won his only trophy so far in Stockholm and lost at the Masters 1000 in Paris.
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