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Ruud scrapes past Ruusuvuori, advances to Barcelona Open quarter-finals

BARCELONA: Second seed Norweigian Tennis player Casper Ruud outclassed Finland’s Emil Ruusuvuori 6-2, 6-2 in the third round of the ongoing Barcelona Open, here on Friday.

The Norwegian has displayed some of his best tennis on clay and has reached his third ATP Tour quarter-final of the season with a resounding victory over Ruusuvuori.

The 23-years-old stole the show and dominated Ruusuvuori throughout the game with his consistent and heavy groundstrokes to advance after 76 minutes.

Ruud, who made it to the second round in his only prior outing in Barcelona last year, is now three wins away from winning his eighth tour-level title and seventh on clay.

The World No. 7 will return to the court later on Friday to face Pablo Carreno Busta of Spain or Lorenzo Sonego of Italy in the quarterfinals.

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