RUUD. After his victory against the Dane Holger Rune, Casper Ruud became the first Norwegian in history to reach the semi-finals of Roland-Garros. Biography, awards, girlfriend, find out everything you need to know about the clay court specialist.
First Scandinavian representative in the world top 10 since the Swede Robin Söderling, Casper Ruud became after his victory against his Danish neighbor Holger Rune, the first Dane to qualify for the semi-finals of Roland-Garros and in Grand Slam. He will face for a place in the final the returning Marin Cilic who never ceases to amaze since the start of the French Open.
Asked about his confrontation with the Croatian, the Norwegian explained that he had nothing to lose. “It’s going to be very complicated. He’s also coming off a big game in the quarter-finals and he seems to be playing at his best level. We’re going to rest on Thursday and prepare for the semi-final on Friday, which will be the hope for a great match. I will have less pressure than against Rune. I was playing against a younger player, a Scandinavian, I had pressure. Cilic won the US Open (2014)played two more Grand Slam finals (Wimbledon 2017, Australian Open 2018), he has more experience than me so I have everything to gain, nothing to lose. “
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Biography Casper Ruud. Casper Ruud was born on December 22, 1998 in Oslo, the capital of Norway. Son of Christian Ruud, former tennis player ranked 39th in the world in 1995 and now his coach, the Norwegian came to tennis at the age of 11 after playing football, golf and hockey. Quite discreet on and off the tennis courts, Casper Ruud is a clay court specialist. World No. 1 among juniors, he developed his tennis skills at the Rafael Nadal Academy where he has been training since the summer of 2018.
If ocher is his favorite surface, Casper Ruud remains a successful player on hard court where he already has references such as a final at the Masters 1000 in Miami in 2022 (where he lost to Carlos Alcaraz). The Norwegian has a more attack-oriented game where he knows how to be patient and strike the right blow to win the exchanges. The forehand is his strong shot where he can put a lot of amplitude with his topspin to overwhelm his opponents and fix them. His net game is still perfectible where Casper Ruud comes quite rarely. He prefers to dominate exchanges from the baseline.
What is Casper Ruud’s track record?
Since the start of his career, Casper Ruud has won 8 titles, the latest being the Geneva tournament (Switzerland), the week before Roland-Garros. Here are the Norwegian’s other trophies: Buenos Aires (Argentina) in 2020, Geneva (Switzerland), Bastad (Sweden), Gstaad (Switzerland, Kitzbuhel (Austria) and San Diego (United States) in 2021, Buenos Aires (Argentina) in 2022. Two lost Davis Cup finals in 2010 and 2014 are added to the record of the native of Paris as well as 10 lost finals in ATP tournaments.
What is Casper Ruud’s ranking?
Around the 1600th place in the world (1645 – NDR) when he turned professional in 2015, Casper Ruud currently occupies the 8th place in the ATP ranking. The best ranking achieved by the Norwegian dates from April 4, 2022 when he was 7th.
What is Casper Ruud’s fortune?
On the professional circuit since 2015, Casper Ruud has played a lot of tournaments where he amassed more than 6 million dollars ($6,419,239m) in winnings obtained thanks to his performances during competitions including $1,640,019 in 2022.
Who is Casper Ruud’s girlfriend?
If Casper Ruud is one of the most discreet players on the circuit, his romance with Maria Galligani does not go unnoticed. The two Norwegians would be in a relationship since 2018.