We thought that Kasper Ruud would have no major problems in the semi-final against Gala, but we were wrong. The match with the Frenchman lasted over two hours, the guys played three sets, and in the third installment they even had to play a tie-break, which was left to Kasper. Throughout the game, Ruud threw three aces on two double-faults, scoring 79% on his first serve and 67% on his second. Acceptance statistics: 10% / 46%. It is worth noting that for Ruud, the upcoming match will be the fourth at the tournament in Estoril. Before the victory over Gali, the Norwegian was stronger than Sousa and Baes. Thanks to his success in Portugal, Ruud regained fourth place in the ATP rankings ahead of Daniil Medvedev. In the event of victory in the final, the Scandinavians will strengthen their 4th position.

For Miomir, as well as for Ruud, the tournament in Estoril was the first tournament on clay this season, and it must be said that it was very successful. The Serb before the start of the competition in Portugal was in 40th place in the ATP ranking, at the moment Kecmanovic is already 34th and if he wins in the final, he will catch up with Baes, who is on the 32nd point. In Estoril, Miomir had four victories over Nardi, Rodionov, Zapata Miralles and Cecchinato. The semi-final with Cecchinato turned out to be fleeting, the match lasted only one hour and 9 minutes, Kecmanovic allowed the Italian to win only four games. During the match, Bałkanka had five aces without double faults, scored 90% on the first serve and 53% on the second. Acceptance statistics: 36% / 62%.

Tennis player Rating Total number of matches in 2023 wins failures
Ruud 5 14 8 6
Ketmanowicz 40 20 12 8