(Casper Ruud)
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Patna : Third seed Casper Ruud, 22, Norway, beat 2nd set Denis Shapovalov, 22, Canada, in straight sets in final to win the singles title at ATP Gonet Geneva Open, a clay court event, at Geneva, Switzerland, on May 22, 2021. Playing in his first tournament final in 2021, World No 21 Ruud beat World No 15 Shapovalov 7-6, 6-4 in final in 1hr 41 minutes winning a break point and 3 games in a row during the match. Ruud also won a tiebreak.
Ruud, in all, won 72 points during the match to 62 by the Canadian. Shapovalov, however, fired 8 Aces in the match to 4 by Ruud. The Canadian committed 5 double faults during the match to none by the Norwegian. Ruud won 3 games in the match to 10 by Shapovalov. Ruud bagged 250 Rankings points for winning the title while runner-up Shapovalov secured 150 Rankings points