Executioner not without difficulty of Jo-Wilfried Tsonga in the first round, Casper Ruud had much less difficulty to pass the obstacle Emil Ruusuvuori in three sets (6-3, 6-4, 6-2) this Thursday in the second round. Impregnable in service, the Norwegian left no crumbs (no break conceded) to the Finn (61st in the world), who defeated Ugo Humbert in the first round. Seeded number 8, Ruud will face the Portuguese Joao Sousa (63rd) or the Italian Lorenzo Sonego (35th) in the next round.
Surprise winner of Denis Shapovalov (14th) on Tuesday, the Dane Holger Rune (40th) continued his authoritarian career by dismissing the Swiss Henri Laaksonen (96th) in three sets (6-2, 6-3, 6-3). Qualified for the third round without losing a set, the 19-year-old nugget could find Hugo Gaston there, who will have to fight against the Argentinian Pedro Cachin.
