Casper Ruud to defend Gstaad title as Alcaraz chases fifth ATP title in Hamburg
Ruud breezed to a 6-2, 6-0 victory in 62 minutes against number four seed Albert Ramos-Vinolas (34) of Spain in the semi-finals of the ATP 250 clay-court event on Saturday. The Norwegian never faced a break point.
Berrettini pushed his winning streak to 12 matches with a 6-1, 6-4 victory over unseeded Austrian Dominic Thiem (28) in 78 minutes. The Italian won 85 per cent (29 of 34) of his first-service points and saved three of four break points.
Ruud and Berrettini have split four previous meetings, with Berrettini winning the most recent clash in the Madrid semi-finals in 2021.
Hamburg European Open
Number one seed Carlos Alcaraz (19) of Spain will look to win his fifth tournament of the season when he meets unseeded Italian Lorenzo Musetti (20) in Sunday's final in Hamburg,
Alcaraz, who is 4-0 in ATP Tour finals in 2022 and 5-0 in his career, held off Slovakia's Alex Molcan (24) 7-6 (2), 6-1 in the semi-finals.
Musetti will attempt to capture his maiden trophy. He advanced to his first-ever meeting with Alcaraz with a 6-3, 7-6 (3) victory against Francisco Cerundolo (23) of Argentina.
