Rud over Khachanov to reach the Rome semifinals

The match between the 15th and 25th ranked players in the world lasted an hour and 40 minutes.

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Norwegian tennis player Kasper Ruud advanced to the semifinals of the Rome Masters, after defeating Russian player Karen Khachanov 6:1, 1:6, 6:2.

The match between Khachanov and Rudy, ranked 15th and 25th in the world, lasted an hour and 40 minutes.

Rudd made two breaks to win the first set, in the fourth and sixth games, only to be followed by Khachanov's dominance in the second set and early breaks in the second and fourth games.

The third set saw four breaks, three of which were made by Ruud.

Rud will await the winner of the match between domestic player Luciano Darderi (20th in the world) and Spaniard Rafael Hodar (34) in the semifinals of the Rome Masters.

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