Gstaad Open LIVE: Top seed and defending champion Casper Ruud came from a set down to beat second seed Matteo Berrettini 4-6, 7-6 (7/4), 6-2 in a high quality final of the clay-court ATP event in Gstaad on Sunday. The French Open finalist dropped the opener but battled back to edge the Italian world number 15 in a tiebreak for the second set which levelled the match. Follow Gstaad Open LIVE updates on InsideSport.IN
Gstaad Open LIVE: Defending champion Casper Ruud clinches come-from behind victory against Matteo Berrettini to win his third title this season
Comeback Casper 💪
The moment @CasperRuud98 defeated Berrettini from a set down to capture the 2022 Gstaad title! pic.twitter.com/bYYnd7mLJ0
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) July 24, 2022
The 23-year-old Norwegian then powered through the final set, breaking the 2018 champion twice to take the decider 6-2. After just over two and a half hours on court Ruud claimed his ninth career title and third of the year. Berrettini, playing his first event since having to withdraw from Wimbledon with Covid, was bidding to win his third straight title after wins on grass at Queen’s and in Stuttgart. Ruud takes a 3-2 lead in the their head-to-head record.
Don’t drop it, Casper 🙃
Two-time champion @CasperRuud98 lifts the Gstaad trophy once more#SwissOpenGstaad pic.twitter.com/0LmpgQANZp
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) July 24, 2022
“I changed [things] up a little bit in the third set especially, which helped,” said Ruud when asked how he had completed his comeback win. “The games and the points go by here fast. If you are not ready and focussed, you can get broken or you can break, because the conditions allow you to.
“So it was key for me to hold my serve, I did that in the second set. Saving those break points was very important for me and everything went in my favour in the tie-break. So that was a bit fortunate. I just tried to keep that momentum going in the third set and I was able to get a break and play better and better throughout the third set.”
“I felt really close to winning the title, but that’s tennis,” said Berrettini after the match. “A couple of balls went out by a few centimetres, and I found myself in the third. I have to say he started to play better and I felt the momentum switched a little bit. I’m proud of the week and the way I fought through the whole tournament, but now it is tough not to think about the final.”
By snapping Berrettini’s 12-match winning streak, Ruud improved his match record for 2022 to 35-13.
Gstaad Open LIVE: Defending Champion Casper Ruud faces Matteo Berretini in blockbuster final at Gstaad Open – Follow Berrettini vs Ruud LIVE updates
Editors pick
