World No. 8 Casper Ruud admitted he didn’t think his first Masters final would come on a hard court but added it’s still a great feeling to reach the Miami final. On Friday, Ruud saw off world No. 103 Francisco Cerundolo 6-4 6-1 in the Miami semifinal. Ruud is a seven-time ATP champion but only one of those seven titles came outside clay. Ruud, who is slowly becoming a dominant force on clay, is showing in Miami that he is also capable of playing well outside clay. “It was not where I imagine myself playing my first Masters 1000 final [on a hard court], but I will take it,” Ruud said in his on-court interview, per the ATP Tour website.“It is a great feeling and I am enjoying the city and the tournament. It was pretty brutal today. Very humid, which made …

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