Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell
Rune Defeats Defending Champion Ruud at 2025 Barcelona Open
Friday’s ATP Tour and WTA Results
Friday’s action at the at the Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell in Barcelona, Spain saw former top four player Holger Rune advance to the semifinals, defeating No. 2 seed and defending champion Casper Ruud 6-4, 6-2.
In a match that latest one hour and 27 minutes, Rune hit 15 winners, broke serve on four occasions and won 79 percent of his first serve points.
Improving to 2-6 against Ruud in lifetime meetings, Rune will next face Karen Khachanov for a place in Sunday’s final.
Ruud will drop down to No. 15 in the world in the latest rankings.
Khachanov continued his strong run at the event by dismissing inform Spaniard Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-4, 7-5. Davidovich Fokina had entered the event with a 18-9 record in 2025.
Other matches that are still to come on Friday will include top seed Carlos Alcaraz taking on No. 5 seed Alex de Minuar, and No. 3 seed Stefanos Tsitsipas going up against No. 7 seed Arthur Fils.
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BMW Open by Bitpanda
No. 2 seed Ben Shelton continued to prove that he can play on all surfaces on Friday, advancing to the semifinals of the BMW Open in Munich, Germany with a 6-4, 6-3 victory over Luciano Darderi.
Needing one hour and 14 minutes to advance, Shelton ousted his inform opponent by striking seven aces, winning 77 percent of his first serve points and breaking serve on three occasions.
Darderi had recently won his second career title in Marrakech, Morocco.
Currently ranked No. 13 in the world, Shelton will next face No. 5 seed Francisco Cerundolo for a place in Sunday’s final.
Cerundolo needed two clean-cut sets to oust David Goffin 6-2, 6-4.
Matches that are still to come on Friday will include top seed Alexander Zverev against Tallon Griekspoor and Fabian Marozsan taking on Zizou Bergs.
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Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
With a day off on Friday, Saturday’s quarterfinal lineup in Stuttgart, Germany will not disappoint. Top seed Aryna Sabalenka will see her first action of the week against Elise Mertens.
After receiving a bye in the first round, Sabalenka received a walkover in the second round against Anastasia Potapova.
Other matches on Saturday will feature No. 2 seed Iga Swiatek taking on Jelena Ostapenko, No. 3 seed Jessica Pegula going up against Ekarterina Alexandrova, and No. 4 seed Coco Gauff facing No. 5 seed Jasmine Paolini.
The winner of Monday’s final will receive a brand-new Porsche along with 142,610 euros in prize money.
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Open Capfinances Rouen Metropole
Friday’s action in Rouen, France will feature top seed Elina Svitolina’s continued quest to win her 18th career title this weekend. First up for the Ukrainian, a quarterfinal test against Jessica Bouzas Maneiro from Spain.
Other matches on the day will feature No. 3 seed Olga Danilovic, Tiantsoa Rakotomanga Rajaonah and Jessika Ponchet from France in action.
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