The final of the Gstaad tournament will oppose its first 2 seeds. Defending champion Casper Ruud (ATP 5) will face Matteo Berrettini (ATP 15). The 2 men flew over their respective semi-finals.
Matteo Berrettini won 6-1 6-4 in 1h17 ahead of the Austrian to extend 2 impressive series: 8 wins in 8 matches at Gstaad where he won the title in 2018 and a 12th success in a row on the circuit.
Against Dominic Thiem, Matteo Berrettini won the first 5 games of the match. He made his power speak on serve and forehand to leave only crumbs for the Austrian (ATP 274), who had triumphed in Gstaad in 2015.
Correct Ruud Ramos-Vinolas
In the final on Sunday, the Italian will face defending champion Casper Ruud (ATP 5). The Norwegian did not leave the shadow of a chance to the Spaniard Albert Ramos-Vinolas (ATP 40). He won 6-2 6-0 in 1h02. Visibly tested, the Spanish left-hander was too easy prey for Casper Ruud.
Casper Ruud makes an appointment with Matteo Berrettini for the final. [Anthony Anex – Keystone]
The Norwegian is only one victory away from a second double on the clay courts of Switzerland. Winner of the Geneva Open in 2021 and 2022, the Roland-Garros finalist will however have to pull out all the stops to achieve the pass of 2 in the Oberland. He has 2 wins against 2 losses in his face-to-face with Matteo Berrettini. Their last confrontation had smiled on the Italian last year in the semi-finals of the Masters 1000 in Madrid.
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