Casper Ruud routs out-of-sorts Carlos Alcaraz in straight sets at ATP Finals
- Norwegian claims milestone success in 6-1, 7-5 win
- Alexander Zverev beats Andrey Rublev 6-4, 6-4
Carlos Alcaraz made a stuttering start to the ATP Finals in Turin as he suffered a shock first career defeat to the world No 7 Casper Ruud.
The two-time Wimbledon champion, who won the first of his four grand slam titles by beating Ruud in the 2022 US Open final, went into the contest leading the head-to-head results 4-0. But the inspired Norwegian impressively claimed a milestone success in the opening match of the John Newcombe Group, winning 6-1, 7-5 in an hour and 25 minutes.
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