Tennis-Ruud defeats Tsitsipas to win Barcelona Open

Tennis - ATP 500 - Barcelona Open - Real Club de Tenis, Barcelona, Spain - April 21, 2024 Norway's Casper Ruud poses with the trophy and his family after winning the Barcelona Open in the final match against Greece's Stefanos Tsitsip REUTERS/Albert Gea

BARCELONA, Spain (Reuters) - Casper Ruud gained sweet revenge over Stefanos Tsitsipas as he beat the Greek fifth seed 7-5 6-3 to win the Barcelona Open on Sunday.

Just seven days after Tsitsipas thumped Ruud in straight sets to win the Monte Carlo Masters, it was the Norwegian third seed who came out on top in the latest battle between the two 25-year-olds as he secured a 10th ATP title on clay.