World number one Novak Djokovic suffered a first defeat to Casper Ruud as he was beaten in the semi-finals of the Monte-Carlo Masters. (More Tennis News)
Norwegian Ruud delivered the biggest win of his career with a 6-4 1-6 6-4 victory to reach his second ATP Masters 1000 final.
Ruud had never won a set off Djokovic in their past five meetings, but found his form against the tournament바카라s top seed to battle through to the final, where he will face Stefanos Tsitsipas.
In a rematch of last year바카라s French Open final between the pair, Djokovic 바카라 who had appeared to struggle physically during his quarter-final win over Alex De Minaur 바카라 failed to find his usual high levels.
Ruud, though, rose to the occasion on Court Rainier III to hold off a fightback from the Serbian in the final set, with Djokovic recovering from 4-1 down to level.
The 25-year-old rallied to claim a third match point after Djokovic double faulted, completing a hard-fought victory in two hours and 17 minutes.
Djokovic, meanwhile, sees his hunt for a first tournament win of 2024 continue.
바카라I am super happy. This is a day I will remember for a long time,바카라 Ruud told the ATP Tour website.
바카라Beating a world number one is something I have never done and beating Novak is something I have never done.
바카라I am very, very happy. I am a little bit in a state of shock right now.바카라
Earlier, Tsitsipas had battled past second seed Jannik Sinner 6-4 3-6 6-4 and now has his eyes set on a third title in the Principality.
바카라It was tennis at its highest level that I have been able to play,바카라 said the Greek, who lifted back-to-back Monte-Carlo Masters titles in 2021 and 2022.
바카라Jannik was an extremely-difficult opponent and it can be seen throughout the year so far.
바카라He has been very consistent and I could see that throughout today with his game.
바카라He is one of the toughest opponents I have faced so far and to find ways when there weren바카라t that many, I am proud of that.바카라
