Jack Draper will hope to secure a breakthrough success on clay as he takes on Casper Ruud in the Madrid Open final. Draper has climbed into the world’s top five with a brilliant run in the Spanish capital and overcame Lorenzo Musetti in a hard-fought encounter to reach a final on the surface for the first time.

With the help of painkillers, Casper Ruud overcame a rib ailment to defeat Francisco Cerundolo in straight sets and reach the Madrid Open final on Friday.

MADRID (Reuters) -Norwegian Casper Ruud did not let a rib injury get in the way of setting up a Madrid Open final showdown with fifth seed Jack Draper as he reached the title match without dropping a set following a 6-4 7-5 win over Francisco Cerundolo on Friday.