World No.8 Casper Ruud became the first Norwegian to reach a Grand Slam singles final after posting a 3-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 victory over former US Open champion Marin Cilic on Friday.
The 23-year-old improved to 3-0 against Cilic and will vie for a maiden major title when he takes on 13-time champion Rafael Nadal, whom he knows well having trained at his academy in Mallorca for the past four years.