It was the 25-year-old’s 11th ATP Tour quarter-final and third of the season after Adelaide and Gstad. His only win over a top-50 player before this season came Wednesday against Ben Shelton, who then tied for ninth at the Masters 1000 in Miami.
Rude had won their two previous meetings, in Bastard in 2023 and Indian Wells in 2026.
Shevchenko opened his week in qualifying with wins over Norway’s Viktor Durasovic 6-1, 6-1 and Great Britain’s Jacob Fearnley 6-2, 6-4. He then defeated France Adrian Mannarino 6-1, 6-3 in 1 hour and 10 minutes in the first round.
It was reported on Wednesday that former player Ernest Gulbis has become his coach, news that broke when Gulbis watched a game in Stockholm.
Shevchenko, whose career-high ranking is No. 45 as of February 2024, reached his only ATP Tour final at Metz in 2023, losing to Hugo Humbert 6-3, 6-3. Fourth seed Alejandro Tabillo the highest figure still alive in the neighboring section of the draw, possibly ahead of the semi-finals.
Bybit Stockholm Open 2026 second round results
Taylor Fritz (1) d. Cameron Norrie 7-5, 6-3
Miomir Ketsmanovic vs Holger Ruhn
Lorenzo Musetti (3) d. Toby Samuel (Q) 6-1, 6-4
Hugo Humbert (7) d. Borna Gojo (Q) 6-2, 6-4
Alex Michelsen (6) d. Juan Manuel Cerundolo 6-3, 6-2
Alejandro Tabillo (4) d. Lorenzo Sonego (Q) 7-6 (2), 6-7 (7), 7-5
Thiago Agustin Tirante d. Thomas Martin Etchver (5) w/o
Alexander Shevchenko (Q) d. Casper Rood (2) 6-7 (5), 6-4, 6-3
In bold. today’s results.
