How Roode defeated Straff without facing a break point
Struff broke at 2-2 in the opening set, but Ruud broke on his second break point two games later to take a 4-2 lead. He sealed the match with a third break, converting his first game point with Struff serving 3-5.
Rudd held all nine of his service games and won 81% (29/36) of his first serve points, compared to Straff’s 59%. She hit eight aces and had seven unforced errors while Straff had 12.
Rudd next faces Borges in Paris
Rudd began his week at the Rolex Paris Masters with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Argentina’s Juan Manuel Cerundolo before beating Spain’s Rafael Jodar 6-3, 6-4. He and Borges have split their four matches on tour. Borges last won 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the last 16 in Basel in October. The quarterfinals give Rudy a chance to get that result back.
Straff, 36, missed out on becoming the second-oldest quarter-finalist in the event’s history. The German arrived in Paris after reaching the final in Brussels, where Talon Grixpur beat him 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, and the semi-finals in Basel. This week he beat France’s Arthur Gea 7-6 (3), 6-3 and Argentina’s Thiago Agustin Tirante 6-7 (5), 6-3, 7-6 (3).
Rolex Paris Masters 2026 third round results
Luca Van Aschen d. Lorenzo Musetti 7-5, 3-6, 6-4
Rinki Hijikata (Q) d. Thomas Martin Etcheverry 2-6, 6-3, 7-5
Ben Shelton (3) d. Arthur Rinderknech 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 (5)
Tommy Paul (12) d. Quentin Hallis 7-6 (3), 6-4
Casper Rood d. Jan-Lennard Struff (SE) 6-3, 6-3
Nuno Borges (LL) d. Ignacio Bus 6-0, 6-2
Taylor Fritz (11) d. Arthur Fils (6) 6-3, 6-4
Carlos Alcaraz (2) d. Without Matteo Berettini
In bold. today’s results.