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Casper Ruud's French Open campaign has shockingly come to an end against Nuno Borges as he was severely hampered with injury losing to the Portuguese ace 2-6, 6-4, 6-1, 6-0.
The two-time finalist came to Paris after winning the Madrid Open and won his first match in straight sets against Albert Ramos Vinolas. But Borges rallied from a set down.
Ruud took a medical timeout before losing a 6-0 fourth set. He reached the semi-finals of last year's tournament so will drop in the rankings as a result. He lost last year due to food poisoning and this year was hampered by injury.
While elsewhere Quentin Halys, Mariano Navone among others are through. Borges reward is a tie against Alexei Popyrin. He earlier saw off Alejandro Tabilo 7-5, 6-3, 6-4.
“I was fighting a lot, especially that first set, I felt like I was completely drilled,” said Borges. “He really played a huge intensity, and I wasn’t handling the situation the best. It was too much for me. Then I just kept on trying and noticed he started to slow down a little bit, and obviously he wasn’t 100 per cent today or I’m sure the result would not have been the same.
“I’m still proud of how I battled from the beginning until the end and gave myself a shot, and today I got lucky.”
Match Statistics Ruud vs. Borges
| Ruud | VS | Borges |
|---|---|---|
| Service | ||
| 8 | Aces | 8 |
| 4 | Double Faults | 0 |
| 64% (63/99) | 1st Service Percentage | 75% (71/95) |
| 57% (36/63) | 1st Service Points Won | 70% (50/71) |
| 36% (13/36) | 2nd Service Points Won | 46% (11/24) |
| 33% (4/12) | Break Points Saved | 70% (7/10) |
| 50% (8/16) | Service Games | 80% (12/15) |
| Return | ||
| 30% (21/71) | 1st Return Points Won | 43% (27/63) |
| 54% (13/24) | 2nd Return Points Won | 64% (23/36) |
| - | Break Points Saved | - |
| Other | ||
| 2h 18m | Match Duration | 2h 18m |
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