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Ruud downs Auger-Aliassime in ATP Finals opener

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Norway's Casper Ruud reacts after winning a point against Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime during their singles tennis match of the ATP World Tour Finals, at the Pala Alpitour in Turin, Italy, Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

TURIN ā€“ Third-seeded Casper Ruud eased to a straight-set victory over Felix Auger-Aliassime in the opening match of the ATP Finals on Sunday.

The match was largely dominated by serving and a solitary break in the seventh game of the second set proved enough for the Norwegian player to secure a 7-6 (4), 6-4 win over the fifth-seeded Auger-Aliassime of Canada.

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Ruud, who lost in the semifinals last year, and tournament debutant Auger-Aliassime will also face top-seeded Rafael Nadal and Taylor Fritz of the United States in the Green Group. Nadfal and Fritz were playing each other later Sunday.

ā€œI think this is some of the best level that I have played since the U.S. Open,ā€ said Ruud, who lost the final at Flushing Meadows to Carlos Alcaraz. ā€œThe last couple of months have been a little bit of a struggle, I have to honestly say that, but you have to accept it as well.

ā€œYou will face difficult moments in your career, and maybe these last couple of months was one of those ā€¦ It doesnā€™t matter how hard you practise if you donā€™t win matches, so today was a great win for me.ā€

Novak Djokovic, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Daniil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev complete the lineup in Turin.

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