Top seeds Casper Ruud from Norway and Hubert Hurkacz from Poland are on fire! 🔥 Both players blazed their way into the semifinals of the Millennium Estoril Open on Friday, showing off some serious tennis skills.
Ruud dominated Hungary's Marton Fucsovics with a cool 6-3, 6-2 victory. Despite Fucsovics dealing with an injury, Ruud was relentless, converting 3 out of 5 break points. Up next, Ruud faces Spain's Pedro Martinez. Can't wait to see how that goes! 🎾
Meanwhile, Hurkacz had a bit of a tougher time against Spanish qualifier Pablo Llamas Ruiz. He had to dig deep for a 7-6 (4), 6-4 win, saving all eight break points he faced—talk about nerves of steel! 🧊 Hurkacz will now take on Chile's Cristian Garin in the semis. Stay tuned!
Over in Morocco at the Grand Prix Hassan II, Italy's Matteo Berrettini took down his compatriot and fourth seed Lorenzo Sonego with a 6-3, 7-6 (5) scoreline. This is only Berrettini's second event of the season, but he's already making waves! 🌊 He won an impressive 83.6% of his first-serve points and smashed five aces. Next up for Berrettini is Mariano Navone from Argentina, the only seeded player left in the tournament.
Also, Russia's Pavel Kotov will face Spain's Roberto Carballes Baena after they cruised past their opponents. Kotov defeated Italian qualifier Fabio Fognini, while Carballes Baena took down American qualifier Nicolas Moreno De Alboran.
The tennis action is heating up, and we're here for it! 🎾🔥 Who are you rooting for?
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ATP roundup: Top two seeds Ruud, Hurkacz move forward in Estoril
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