Casper Ruud only dropped three games against Felix Auger-Aliassime to reach the semi-finals in Montreal.
The Norwegian is into the semi-finals in Canada after a dominant performance over home favourite Felix Auger-Aliassime.
Ruud dominated from the start of the match as he produced a sublime performance only committing nine unforced errors throughout the match to reach the last four.
Ruud has had a good season on hard courts this season and is looking to make his second consecutive hard court Masters 1000 final after reaching the final in Miami.
Speaking after the match Ruud admitted he got a bit lucky but is happy to be in the last four in Canada, “It was one of those days where everything goes in one favour and luckily it was in my favour,” Ruud told the ATP website.
“With a player like Felix, you need to rely on some margins going your way. I didn’t expect them to all go on my side. It was a bit of a difficult start. I got broken but then was able to turn everything around. I hit my spots, made the shots I needed to and make him hit a lot of balls. That was the game plan and it worked well.
“The last hard-court tournament I played in was in Miami where I reached the final. I wanted to make a deep run here. I didn’t think it was too likely, being the first hard-court tournament back, but I have been playing great from the first point in the first match.”
Ruud will look to claim his first Masters 1000 title this week and rise to four in the world in the ATP rankings.
Next for Ruud is the only Masters 1000 champion left in the draw in the form of Hubert Hurkacz.
Hurkacz defeated the in-form Nick Kyrgios 7-6(4) 6-7(5) 6-1 to reach the semi-finals in Canada.
The eighth seed produced some big-serving and bold decision making as he reached his first semi-final since winning the Halle title.
Heading into their match, Ruud leads the head-to-head 1-0 where the Norwegian was victorious at Roland Garros this year.
Mixed results for British hopefuls
Meanwhile it was a mixed night for British players as Dan Evans reached his second career Masters 1000 semi-final while Jack Draper exited the tournament in the last eight.
Evans defeated Tommy Paul 1-6 6-3 6-4 to reach a landmark moment in his career in Montreal.
After his win Evans described the win as ‘extra special’ as he looks forward to a semi-final meeting with Pablo Carreno Busta, “The crowd, that’s what they buy their tickets for. That’s live sport,” Evans told the ATP website.
“You never know what’s going to happen. It was an amazing match, amazing atmosphere. I played on the court before. In the day it was amazing, but at night, there’s something about playing sport at night, it’s extra special.”
Evans will now play Carreno Busta in the last four after the Spaniard defeated British qualifier Jack Draper 7-6(4) 6-1.
Draper defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas earlier in the week but was no match for the resilient Spaniard.
Saturday’s semi-final will be the first meeting between Evans and Carreno Busta.
