Rud returns to form, defeated Nadal's "executioner", is it Djokovic's turn?

Norwegian Kasper Rud is the third semi-finalist of the Masters in Rome. The fourth will be known tonight after the duel between Novak Djokovic and Felix Ože-Alijas.

Rud, the fifth seed, reached the semifinals after an hour and 21 minutes of fighting against Denis Shapovalov - 7:6, 7:5.

The Canadian made a sensation the night before and eliminated Rafael Nadal, who had major problems with his foot, but could not take a step further.

Rudd is slowly returning to form after a slow start to the season on clay, his favorite surface. The player who ended last year by playing at the Final Masters - the tournament of the best eight tennis players, was recently eliminated in the round of 1 in Monte Carlo by Dimitrov, in Barcelona he was eliminated in the 4/1 finals by Karenja-Busta, in Munich also in 4 /XNUMX in the final from Van Zandshulp, and recently in Madrid he was eliminated from Lajović right at the start.

Placing in the semi-finals of the Masters in Rome is certainly a big step forward.