BARCELONA (SPAIN) – Finish ai quarter finals the adventure of Matteo Arnaldi on the red clay of the ATP 500 in Barcelona. The blue falls in two sets (6-4, 6-3) against the Norwegian Casper Ruud, number 6 in the world ranking And third seed of the Catalan tournament, which flies in semi-final after an hour and 33 minutes of play. Reread it direct of the match and the statements…
6.56pm
Ruud ‘reaches’ Soderling
With the success against Arnaldi, the 25-year-old from Oslo becomes the first Scandinavian to reach the semifinals in Barcelona since 2010. The last to do so was the Swede Robin Soderling, finalist at Godò 14 years ago: defeat 6-3, 4-6, 6 -3 against Verdasco.
6.50pm
ATP Barcelona, Tsitsipas wins the second set against Diaz Acosta
The Greek restores balance in the match by equalizing the score in the second set: 6-3 the score after an hour and a quarter of the match.
6.37pm
ATP Barcelona, Ruud: “It’s always difficult with Arnaldi, I was looking for revenge”
The words of Norwegian at the end of the match won against the blue in the quarter-finals of the Spanish tournament: “Yes, it was a difficult match, last year I lost and I was looking for revenge, but it wasn’t easy. Today there was a lot of wind and it affected the match. What match do I expect against Etcheverry? It will be another difficult match but I’m happy to be in the semi-finals in Barcelona for the first time“.
6.22pm
ATP Barcelona, Fils-Lajovic closes the day
The match between the Frenchman (no. 36 ATP and 16th seed of the Spanish tournament) and the Serbian (no. 59 ATP) is the last quarter-final scheduled today (Friday 19 April) on the central court ‘Rafa Nadal’ .
6.08pm
ATP Barcelona, Diaz Acosta wins the first set against Tsitsipas
Surprisingly, the Argentine won the first set against the Greek: 6-4 the score after 40 minutes of the match.
6.01pm
ATP Barcelona, Diaz Acosta ahead against Tsitsipas
In the third quarter-final the Argentine, world no. 53, is leading 5 games to 4 against the Greek, fresh champion in Monte Carlo and fifth favorite in the draw in Catalonia.
5.50pm
Arnaldi-Ruud, the match statistics
Service coefficient: Arnaldi (210) – Ruud (286).
Ace: Arnaldi (1) – Ruud (2).
Double faults: Arnaldi (1) – Ruud (0).
Before service: Arnaldi (27/51, 53%) – Ruud (50/67, 75%).
Points won on first serve: Arnaldi (15/27, 56%) – Ruud (30/50, 60%).
Points won on second serve: Arnaldi (24/11, 46%) – Ruud (12/17, 71%).
Break points saved: Arnaldi (2/6, 33%) – Ruud (6/8, 75%).
5.35pm
Ruud wins the third consecutive semi-final
Success vs Arnaldi to Barcelona qualification for the Norwegian third consecutive semi-final in a ATP tournamentthe fifth overall in 2024, after theEstoril (defeat against Martinez) And Montecarlo (success vs Djokovic in the penultimate act and defeat in the final against Tsitsipas).
5.25pm
Ruud is a clay court specialist
The 25-year-old Norwegian once again confirms himself as a specialist on clay, while achieving victory number 27 of the season.
5.10pm
ATP Barcelona, Ruud flies to the semifinals
The Norwegian surpasses Arnaldi and takes the pass for the penultimate act of the Spanish tournament: the final will be played against the Argentine Etcheverry, 13th seeding favourite.
5.06pm
Arnaldi-Ruud 3-6, the Norwegian flies to the semifinals
The 25-year-old from Oslo beats Matteo and takes the pass for the penultimate act of the tournament: beaten the Ligurian 6-4, 6-3 after an hour and 33 minutes of match.
4.55pm
Arnaldi-Ruud 3-5
The blue doesn’t give up and concedes just one point to the Norwegian.
4.52pm
Arnaldi-Ruud 2-5
The Norwegian consolidates the break with a game to zero: one step away from the semi-final.
4.49pm
Arnaldi-Ruud 2-4, break by the Norwegian
The blue concedes two break points with a forehand error: the decisive error is made on the second. Casper thanks and ‘glimpses’ the semi-final.
4.46pm
Arnaldi-Ruud 2-3
The Norwegian still holds the advantage with an ace and an exit down the line in the corridor.
4.40pm
Arnaldi-Ruud 2-2
From 40-0, the Norwegian goes up 40-30 also thanks to a double fault by the blue player who then closes the game with a short ball.
4.36pm
Arnaldi-Ruud 1-2
The longest game of the match (12 points played) ends with the advantage with the Norwegian doing well to cancel out a break point from the blue.
4.25pm
Arnaldi-Ruud 1-1
The blue, down 30-40, is good at canceling a break point. With the advantages Matteo evened the score with a second out and a winning forehand.
4.21pm
Arnaldi-Ruud 0-1
The second set opens with the game of the Norwegian who, at 30-30, takes advantage of an error by the blue and closes the serve with a forehand winner.
4.15pm
Arnaldi-Ruud, the second set begins
The second set begins on the central on the central ‘Rafa Nadal’ between the blue and the Norwegian.
4.12pm
Arnaldi-Ruud 4-6, the Norwegian wins the first set
The Norwegian breaks the blue’s serve for the third time in the set and wins the first set: 6-4 the score after 40′ of the match.
4.08pm
Arnaldi-Ruud 4-5
The Norwegian responds in kind to the blue with a game to zero and ‘glimpses’ the first set.
4.04pm
Arnaldi-Ruud 4-4
Game at zero for the blue who once again re-establishes the balance.
4.01pm
Arnaldi-Ruud 3-4
The Norwegian quickly rises to 40-0, conceding just 15 to the blue.
3.59pm
Arnaldi-Ruud 3-3
The blue holds the lead for the first time in the match, rising from 15-30: with three consecutive points he then equalizes the score.
3.54pm
Arnaldi-Ruud 2-3, another break for the blue!
The blue again breaks the Norwegian’s serve: the 25-year-old from Oslo finds himself down 15-40 but is able to cancel the first break point with a winning serve. He can’t do anything about the second one.
3.51pm
Arnaldi-Ruud 1-3, counterbreak by the Norwegian
New lead break for the 25 year old from Oslo: the blue is good at saving a first break point on the 30-40 but yeah advantages loses service.
3.43pm
Arnaldi-Ruud 1-2, counterbreak for the blue!
The counterbreak arrives from the Ligurian who comes back in the match by granting a single to the Norwegian.
3.38pm
Arnaldi-Ruud 0-2, break for the Norwegian
The 25-year-old from Oslo breaks the blue’s serve, ending the game at zero.
3.36pm
Arnaldi-Ruud 0-1
The blue goes ahead with the first 15 of the match, the Norwegian responds by winning the next four points.
3.32pm
Arnaldi-Ruud, the first set begins
The match begins betweensky blue and the Norwegian which goes to service.
3.30pm
Ruud won the toss: warm-ups begin
The Norwegian won the drawchoosing to serve. Now the heating pre-match and then we start with the second quarter-final of the day.
3.25pm
Arnaldi and Ruud take to the field
The blue and the Norwegian make their entrance on central Of Barcelona.
3.13pm
ATP Barcelona, Etcheverry flies to the semifinals
The Argentine is the first semi-finalist of the Spanish tournament: beaten in two sets, 7-6 (4), 7-6 (1)the British Norrie in two and a half hours of play. Soon on the field Arnaldi And Ruud.
3.04pm
ATP Barcelona, Norrie and Etcheverry still in tiebreak
The second set between the British and the Argentine will be decided in a tiebreak.
2.54pm
WTA Stuttgart, Paolini eliminated
Meanwhile, in the German WTA 500 tournament, theblue gives in three sets (3-6, 7-5, 3-6) against Elena Rybakina to the quarterfinals.
2.42pm
Ruud, third consecutive semi-final goal
The Norwegian’s goal a Barcelona is clear: conquer the third consecutive semi-final on the circuit afterEstoril (knockout against Martinez) e Montecarlo (success vs Djokovic and defeat in the final against Tsitsipas).
2.30pm
Ruud, the route in Barcelona
After bye to the first roundthe Norwegian (no. 6 in the world and third seed of the scoreboard) surpassed the Frenchman Alexandre Muller (n.110 ATP) in the second round and the Australian Jordan Thompson (no. 33 in the world) in the round of 16.
2.23pm
Arnaldi, the route to Barcelona
After having been facilitated in his debut by the Frenchman’s withdrawal Arthur Cazaux (n.75 ATP) and having overcome Sebastian Baez (n.19 ATP) in the first round, the 23 year old Italian (n.40 ATP) also defeated the other Argentine Marco Trungelliti (n.197) in the round of 16.
2.10pm
Arnaldi-Ruud, details on the match
The challenge between Arnaldi And Ruudvalid for i quarter finals of theATP 500 in Barcelona is scheduled today, Friday 19 April, and will be on second match of the day on the central ‘Rafa Nadal’ (scheduled start no earlier than 3pm) after the one between the British Cameron Norrie (n.31 ATP) and the Argentine Tomas Martin Etcheverry (n.30 ATP) now on the pitch.
1.54pm
ATP Barcelona, Etcheverry wins the first set against Norrie
The Argentine wins the first partial against the British: 7-6 (4) after an hour and 11 minutes of play. At the end of the match, they will take the field Arnaldi And Ruud. The start of the match between the Italian and the Norwegian is scheduled not before 3:00 pm.
1.47pm
ATP Barcelona, Etcheverry-Norrie in tiebreak
The first quarter final of theBarcelona ATP between the Argentine and the British will be decided at tie-break.
1.37pm
Arnaldi, the best career ranking is on the horizon
In case of victory today against Ruudthe Ligurian (virtually n.36 in the world) would climb four positionshoisting himself up 32nd place of the world ranking. Not only that: success against the Norwegian would lead the blue tennis player to be seeded to the Madrid Masters 1000.
1.26pm
Arnaldi-Ruud, the opponent in the semi-final
The winner of the challenge betweensky blue and the Norwegian will challenge one of them in the penultimate round Tomas Etcheverry And Cameron Norrie: the Argentine and the British are now on the pitch in the first match of the day.
1.22pm
Arnaldi-Ruud, the precedents
A previous only between the blue and the Norwegian: one year ago the 23-year-old Ligurian got exactly the opposite Ruud the first career victory (6-3, 6-4 the score) against a player from top 10at the Masters 1000 in Madrid.
1.15pm
ATP Barcelona, Arnaldi challenges Ruud
The adventure continues Matteo Arnaldi on the red earth of Barcelona. Now, in the quarter-finals, there is the obstacle Casper Ruud, number 6 in the ranking and third seed.
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