<p>GENEVA &mdash; Denis Shapovalov will face Casper Ruud in the Geneva Open final after both advanced with straight-set wins in on Friday. </p>
<p>The second-seeded Shapovalov beat Pablo Cuevas 6-4, 7-5 and the third-seeded Ruud won 6-3, 6-2 against Pablo Andujar as the two 22-year-olds both defeated 35-year-old opponents.</p>
<p>Spanish veteran Andujar had previously beaten 39-year-old great Roger Federer and 18-year-old Swiss prospect Dominic Stricker.</p>
<p>Shapovalov and Ruud will be meeting on tour for the first time and both seek their second career title.</p>
<p>“We played in the juniors together and we go way back,” said Shapovalov, who let match points slip against Rafael Nadal last week.</p>
<p>Ruud noted that “Denis has also been playing very good on the surface recently and took Nadal to his knees last week in Rome.” </p>
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