On April 13, local time, the semifinals of the ATP1000 Monte Carlo Masters were held. Top seed Novak Djokovic meets No.8 seed Ruud. In this match, the two sides fought in three sets, Ruud eliminated Deyo 2-1, defeating the world No. 1 for the first time in his career.
Ruud broke Deyo's serve in the first set, and then he held serve to take a 2-0 lead. Ruud broke again in the fifth game, and Deyo broke back in the sixth game to make it 2-4. In the 10th game, Ruud successfully held serve to win the first set 6-4.
In the second set, Djokovic broke first in the second game and took a 3-0 lead in the opening game. In the sixth game, Djokovic broke Ruud's serve again, and then he successfully held serve in the service game to drag the match into the deciding set 6-1.
Ruud broke serve in the second game to take a 3-0 lead in the deciding set. Deyo broke serve on four consecutive points in the seventh game and chased it to a 4-4 draw. In the 10th game, Ruud completed a key break in the game that was unavoidable in Deyo, and won the stunner monk draw 6-4.
In a match that lasted two hours and 17 minutes, Ruud eliminated top seed Novak Djokovic 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 to win his first six games. Ruud will face Tsitsipas across the net in the final, who narrowly won in three sets to give Sinner his second defeat of the season.