Francisco closing it (21 of the ATP ranking) crosses the brightest moment of his career. In it Masters 1000 from Madridalready installed in the semifinals, will seek this Friday to reach for the first time the final of a tournament of this category. To achieve this, you must overcome a capital challenge: the Norwegian Casper Ruud (15 °).
The eldest of the brothers closing him has a favorable history against the Scandinavian: He defeated him in five of the eight duels that played so far. The first was in Miami 2022, precisely in the only previous semifinal that the Argentine had played in a 1000 Masters. That cross was in the hands of Ruud.
Since then, the Buenos Aires won in Bastad 2022, Barcelona 2023, Paris-Bercy 2023, the laver Cup 2024 and recently in Miami 2025. The Norwegian, meanwhile, surpassed him in Rome 2023 and in the Olympic Games of Paris 2024. In brick dust, the history is tied: two wins per side.
“I am getting very well throughout the tournament. For altitude, the ball travels fast. I am very happy.”he said cerúando, 26, after his solid victory against the Czech Jakub Mensik in the quarterfinals.
The duel against Ruud will be played in the second turn of the Manolo Santana stadium, not before 11 in the morning (Argentine time). It can be seen live by ESPN and Disney+.
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