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Singles quarterfinals in both Barcelona and Munich, with most of the top seeds getting through and the draw brackets (somewhat) respected. More in Barcelona than in Munich.
It was the Installment No. 7 of Ruud v Rune, also known as the intra-Scandinavian championships.
Neither is in resplendent form in 2025. But Ruud overwhelmingly held the lead in this one – 6-1, with the only Rune win coming in 2023 in Rome. Of the eight meetings, seven have come on clay so that lopsided head-to-head isn’t too surprising. But Rune’s poor form was better than Ruud’s poor form on the day.
(Barcelona and Munich are six hours ahead of EDT).
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Location: Barcelona, Spain
Category: ATP 500
Surface: Outdoor Clay
Dates: April 14 – 20, 2025
Prize Money: €2,889,200
Draws: S32 – D16
Friday, April 18, 2025
Final results
Singles, quarterfinals
[6] Holger Rune (DEN) def [2] Casper Ruud (NOR) 64 62
[7] Arthur Fils (FRA) def. [3] Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) 20 retd
[1] Carlos Alcaraz (ESP) def [5] Alex de Minaur (AUS) 75 63
Karen Khachanov (RUS) def Alejandro Davidovich Fokina (ESP) 64 75
Doubles, quarterfinals
Alexander Erler (AUT) / Constantin Frantzen (GER) def Hugo Nys (MON) / John Peers (AUS) 63 64
Sander Arends (NED) / Luke Johnson (GBR) def Ariel Behar (URU) / Joran Vliegen (BEL) 64 62
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Location: Munich, Germany
Category: ATP 500
Surface: Outdoor Clay
Dates: April 14 – 20, 2025
Prize Money: €2,500,000
Draws: S32 – D16
Friday, April 18, 2025
Final results
Singles, quarterfinals
[1] Alexander Zverev (GER) def. Tallon Griekspoor (NED) 67 (6) 76 (3) 64
[2] Ben Shelton (USA) def Luciano Darderi (ITA) 64 63
[5] Francisco Cerundolo (ARG) def David Goffin (BEL) 62 64
Fabian Marozsan (HUN) def Zizou Bergs (BEL) 63 76 (4)
Doubles semifinal
Andre Goransson (SWE) / Sem Verbeek (NED) def [WC] Julian Schnaitter / Mark Wallner (GER) 61 76 (5)