{"id":634662,"date":"2026-04-28T18:27:09","date_gmt":"2026-04-28T18:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/634662\/"},"modified":"2026-04-28T18:27:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T18:27:09","slug":"casper-ruud-saves-2-mps-to-outlast-stefanos-tsitsipas-in-madrid-r4-thriller-atp-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/634662\/","title":{"rendered":"Casper Ruud saves 2 MPs to outlast Stefanos Tsitsipas in Madrid R4 thriller | ATP Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"

Match Report
\n Ruud saves 2 MPs to outlast Tsitsipas in Madrid R4 thriller<\/p>\n

Norwegian to face Cerundolo or Blockx in the quarter-finals<\/p>\n

April 28, 2026<\/p>\n

AFP\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

Casper Ruud beats Stefanos Tsitsipas to reach the Madrid quarter-finals for the third time.
\n By ATP Staff<\/p>\n

Defending champion Casper Ruud continued his Mutua Madrid Open title defence in thrilling fashion on Tuesday when he saved two match points to edge Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-6(4), 6-7(2), 7-6(3).<\/p>\n

“I was on the brink of being on the way home already,” Ruud said following his fourth-round victory. “Just really happy and proud of the way I fought back.<\/p>\n

“The first two sets were really close. In the third set, I felt like I had a better beginning.”<\/p>\n

Facing two match points on serve at 3-5 in the decider, Ruud maintained his composure. He saved the first with a clean forehand winner, then wiped out the second when Tsitsipas misfired a backhand return.<\/p>\n

Despite having converted only one of the 12 break points he carved, according to Infosys ATP Stats, Ruud refused to give up. The Norwegian eventually sealed the two-hour, 57-minute win in the final-set tie-break and let out a joyous roar following his comeback triumph. <\/p>\n

“I was frustrated about this,” Ruud said of his break point conversion rate. “I knew I had many [chances]. I had a couple of games with 0\/40 and 15\/40, and I felt like he served big at all of them. Well done by him, serving himself out of it.” <\/p>\n

With the win, the Norwegian improved to 4-2 in his Lexus ATP Head2Head series with Tsitsipas. Ruud will face Francisco Cerundolo or Alexander Blockx for a place in the semi-finals. <\/p>\n

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