Majchrzak got himself to a position where he was serving for the second set to force a decider but Ruusuvuori, 22, walked out a with a 6-3, 7-6 (0) win after one hour and 46 minutes of engrossing tennis at the Balewadi Sports Complex
Emil Ruusuvuori celebrates his win over Kamil Majchrzak
Finland youngster Emil Ruusuvuori earned a shot at his maiden ATP World Tour title with a hard-fought win over Kamil Majchrzak, while Joao Sousa edged out Elias Ymer after saving three match points in high-quality semi-finals at the Tata Open Maharashtra, here on Saturday.
ADVERTISEMENT
Majchrzak got himself to a position where he was serving for the second set to force a decider but Ruusuvuori, 22, walked out a with a 6-3, 7-6 (0) win after one hour and 46 minutes of engrossing tennis at the Balewadi Sports Complex.
In the other semi-final, World No.137 Sousa used all his experience to wriggle out of crunch situation against talented Ymer to win the marathon contest 5-7, 7-6 (4), 7-5 in three hours and 13 minutes. Sousa, 32, will now fight for his fourth singles title in his 11th final on the ATP Tour.
This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
Subscribe today by clicking the link and stay updated with the latest news!" Click here!
