The match lasted exactly three hours, and only two breaks were seen in the entire duel (both in the third set).
Tsitsipas, currently ranked 80th in the world, has a lot to regret, as he wasted two match points in the deciding set.
The Greek won the first tie-break in his favor 7:4, while the Norwegian responded even more convincingly in the second – 7:2.
In the deciding set, Tsitsipas broke at 2:2. Leading 5:3, the former world number three missed two tied match points on his opponent's serve, or rather, Ruud saved them with a great forehand, or rather serve. After that, the defending champion returned the break and fought for another tiebreak, in which he celebrated with a score of 7:3.
Rud will play the winner of the match between Francisco Serundolo and Alexander Blok in the quarterfinals.
