Tsitsipas & Ruud to meet again in Barcelona

Stefanos Tsitsipas will face Casper Ruud in the final of the Barcelona Open a week after beating the Norwegian to win the Monte Carlo Masters.

Greece’s world number seven Tsitsipas overcame Serbia’s Dusan Lajovic 5-7 6-4 6-2, while Ruud edged past Argentine Tomas Etcheverry 7-6 (8-6) 6-4.

Ruud, the world number six, has lost in three finals this year.

Meanwhile, American Taylor Fritz and Germany’s Jan-Lennard Struff will contest the final of the BMW Open.

Number three seed Fritz, the top seed left at the tournament in Munich, completed a 6-3 6-4 win over Chile’s Cristian Garin.

Home hope Struff, who is seeded fourth, enjoyed a comprehensive 6-2 6-0 victory over Denmark’s second seed Holger Rune.