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Casper Ruud beats Jan-Lennard Struff to reach Paris Masters quarter-finals
Casper Ruud beat Jan-Lennard Struff 6-3, 6-3 to reach the Paris Masters quarter-finals.
The Norwegian won in 64 minutes and did not face a break point.
He held all nine of his service games and moved up from No.
22 to No.
19 in the ATP rankings, returning to the Top 20.
Ruud will next face Nuno Borges, who beat Ignacio Buse 6-0, 6-2.
Ruud and Borges have won two matches each in their four meetings on tour.
Borges won their latest match in Basel in October, so Ruud has a chance to even that recent result.
The quarter-final is scheduled for Friday in Paris, with a place in the semi-finals at stake.
Casper Ruud beat Jan-Lennard Struff 6-3, 6-3 on Thursday to reach the Paris Masters quarter-finals.
Ruud held all nine of his service games and did not face a break point in the 1-hour, 4-minute match.
He will face Nuno Borges, who defeated Ignacio Buse, for a place in the semi-finals.
The result moves Ruud from No. 22 to No. 19 in the ATP rankings, according to Tennis Majors.
- Who
- Norway’s Casper Ruud beat Germany’s Jan-Lennard Struff.
- What
- Ruud won 6-3, 6-3 to reach the Paris Masters quarter-finals.
- When
- Thursday, November 5, 2026.
- Where
- The Paris Masters in Paris.
- Why
- The win sent Ruud through to the quarter-finals, where he will face Nuno Borges.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Ruud began his Paris Masters campaign with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Juan Manuel Cerundolo.
Ruud beat Rafael Jodar 6-3, 6-4 to advance to the third round.
Ruud beat Struff 6-3, 6-3 to reach the quarter-finals.
Ruud was scheduled to face Nuno Borges in the quarter-finals.
- Match score
- Ruud defeated Struff 6-3, 6-3
- Match duration
- 1 hour 4 minutes
- Service games held
- Ruud held all nine
- Next opponent
- Nuno Borges
- ATP ranking
- Ruud moved from No. 22 to No. 19