Norway’s Casper Ruud has gone two sets up in the second men’s singles French Open semifinal against Germany’s Alexander Zverev.
Ruud won the second set 6-4 after grabbing the first set 6-3.
Rudd, who reached a career-high singles ranking of world No 2 in 2022, is looking for a place in Sunday’s final against Novak Djokovic who earlier in the afternoon defeated world number one Carlos Alcaraz 6-3 5-7 6-1 6-1.
Djokovic took a huge leap towards a record 23rd men’s Grand Slam title with victory against an ailing Alcaraz whose chances were compromised by a serious bout of cramps.
