Ruud, runner-up at last year's US Open, earned a break to lead the much-improved Rune 3-1 in the fourth set and despite missing two match points at 5-2, he held serve in the next game to claim victory. Sixth seed Rune looked down and out but after a quick break before the third set he came out firing, using the energy of the French crowd to switch the momentum, break early and serve out the set. His focus improved slightly in the second but the unforced errors remained, allowing Ruud to take full control as he took a two-set lead in just 68 minutes. In a repeat of last year's quarter-final, Rune got off to a terrible start under the lights, with Ruud breaking in all but one of his service games in the first set as the young Dane hit five double faults and 18 unforced errors. Hewett thrashes Reid before pair win in Paris doubles.
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