French Open 2023: Casper Ruud beats Alexander Zverev to meet Novak Djokovic in final

Updated : Jun 10, 2023 09:33
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Casper Ruud returned to the French Open 2023 final for the 2nd straight year after decimating Germany's Alexander Zverev in the men's singles semi-final on Friday.

The dominant 24-year-old Norwegian defeated the World No. 2 6-3, 6-4, 6-0 in 2 hours and 3 minutes to set up a showdown with the Serbian star Novak Djokovic.

The World No. 3 had moved a step closer to his record 23rd Grand Slam title after he registered a thrilling victory over Spanish's Carlos Alcaraz. 

Ruud who was handed a defeat by Rafael Nadal during the last year's French Open final will now look to lift his first Grand Slam on June 11. 

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