Casper Ruud swept past Francisco Cerundolo 6-1 6-2 in Montreal, converting all four break points he created while never facing one on his own serve. The Norwegian's relentless pressure on Cerundolo's second delivery settled the match from the outset.
Ruud broke twice in the opening set, at 2-0 and 4-0, and raced through it 6-1. He carried that momentum into the second, breaking immediately at 1-0 and again at 4-1 to close out 6-2, with Cerundolo unable to find an answer on return.
The match turned on second-serve points: Ruud won 14 of 17 (82%) returning second serves, while Cerundolo managed just 3 of 13 (18%) behind his own. Ruud also won 46 points to Cerundolo's 22 and dropped only two service games all match.