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In his very first Challenger tournament, 17-year-old Norwegian Casper Ruud has made all the way through qualifying to the main draw finals tomorrow in Seville, Spain versus veteran Taro Daniel.
His path to the finals included hard fought upsets of #5 seed Andrej Martin (Umag 250 finalist) and #1 seed Inigo Cervantes (São Paulo 250 SF).
Ruud reached the #1 world junior ranking at the start of 2016 but has opted to focus on the pro tour, playing 11 Futures tournaments and winning two of them and two trips to other finals.
Casper is the son of Christian Ruud, who reached top 40 in the mid-90's.
A win tomorrow will place Ruud in the top 275.
His path to the finals included hard fought upsets of #5 seed Andrej Martin (Umag 250 finalist) and #1 seed Inigo Cervantes (São Paulo 250 SF).
Ruud reached the #1 world junior ranking at the start of 2016 but has opted to focus on the pro tour, playing 11 Futures tournaments and winning two of them and two trips to other finals.
Casper is the son of Christian Ruud, who reached top 40 in the mid-90's.
A win tomorrow will place Ruud in the top 275.
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