Casper Ruud's Revenge: Triumphs at the Barcelona ATP 500

Revenge is served. Casper Ruud takes his revenge a week after Montecarlo and defeats Stefanos Tsitsipas in the final of the ATP 500 in Barcelona. The Norwegian triumphs on the Catalan clay courts and wins his first 500 trophy of his career. Atp Madrid 2024: when is the draw, rules, and Sinner's next opponents. The match: Victory in two sets (7-5, 6-3) for Ruud who, unlike the final lost in the Principality seven days ago, plays more aggressive tennis and is able to exploit the Greek's weaknesses. The first set is very contested but well managed by the Norwegian, especially at the mental level. In the second set, Ruud takes the lead and closes with a 6-3. First time in a 500, until now he had only won 250 tournaments. The Norwegian prevails in Barcelona in what is to date the most important victory of his career and sends a strong signal to his rivals ahead of Madrid and especially Roland-Garros. After the Spanish dominance for three consecutive years in Barcelona with victories by Nadal in 2021 and Alcaraz in 2022 and 2023, the scenario is overturned and this time a Norwegian wins.