Casper Ruud

[arti]

Buenos Aires R2:

42 Sam Querrey 1090
43 Casper Ruud 1083
44 Ugo Humbert 1061

[arti]

Awaiting him in the next round is eighth seed Casper Ruud, who ruthlessly dismissed Spaniard Roberto Carballes Baena 6-1, 6-0 in 58 minutes. The Norwegian launched winners from all parts of the court and was particularly potent in return games, winning 24 of 39 return points to break Carballes Baena five times.

https://www.atptour.com/en/news/lajovic ... -wednesday

[Kamileki]

ATP Buenos Aires SF:

38 Marin Čilić 1205
39 Casper Ruud 1153
40 John Millman 1141

[DUN I LOVE]

Awansując do finału Casper poprawił rankingowe osiągnięcie swojego taty.

[Kamileki]

[Kamileki]

ATP Buenos Aires F:

37 Taylor Fritz 1255
38 Casper Ruud 1213
39 Marin Čilić 1205

[Del Fed]

[arti]

Ruud Roaring: 2019 Next Gen ATP Finals competitor Casper Ruud has proven himself a clay-court stalwart, and he made his first big breakthrough on the ATP Tour three years ago in Rio de Janeiro. When he was 18, the Norwegian made the semi-finals at this ATP 500. This edition, he is the eighth seed.

https://www.atptour.com/en/news/rio-de- ... ing-report

[arti]

[Damian]

[arti]

[Damian]

Casper's A Champ! Ruud Wins First ATP Tour Title In Buenos Aires

Spoiler:

Ruud is first Norwegian to win an ATP Tour title
Casper Ruud will never forget his trip to the 2020 Argentina Open.

The 21-year-old became the first Norwegian to win an ATP Tour title on Sunday, defeating Portugal’s Pedro Sousa 6-1, 6-4 in one hour and 11 minutes. Not only was the 2019 Next Gen ATP Finals qualifier thrilled to lift his maiden tour-level trophy, but he will have family bragging rights on Monday.

"I feel a great sensation now. It is what all players look for and dream. I am very happy with my career, although I know that I am still young," Ruud said. "Buenos Aires will always be a special place for me, this is my first title."

Christian Ruud, Casper’s father and coach, reached a career-high FedEx ATP Ranking of No. 39 in October 1995, more than three years before his son was born. But on Monday, Casper will surpass his father as the highest-ranked Norwegian ever, as he is projected to climb to a career-best World No. 34.

Ruud became the youngest Buenos Aires champion by one year (Guillermo Coria, 22, 2004) with a flawless performance against Sousa, a lucky loser, pushing the first-time ATP Tour finalist well behind the baseline throughout the match and forcing the Portuguese to stay on defence or go for risky shots, leading to unforced errors. Ruud won all nine of his service games without facing a break point, while he broke three times and won 43 per cent of his return points.

Youngest Buenos Aires Champions

Year Player Age
2020 Casper Ruud 21 years, one month
2004 Guillermo Coria 22 years, one month
2002 Nicolas Massu 22 years, four months
2016 Dominic Thiem 22 years, five months
The eighth seed broke in his first return game of the match when Sousa, who had his left leg heavily wrapped, missed a cross-court forehand wide. That set the tone for the match, as Ruud used his heavy forehand to open up the court throughout. While Sousa often leapt into backhands to try to add some extra pace to the ball from deep in the court, he never found a way to take Ruud out of his comfort zone.

"I knew that my opponent was not 100 per cent, but those kinds of issues are part of the game," Ruud said. "I went out to win the match and the tournament."

Ruud crushed an inside-in return winner to secure a second break in the opener, before another Sousa unforced error — he missed a forehand down the middle long — gave the Norwegian the opening set. The Portuguese then hit back-to-back double faults in the first game of the second set to hand Ruud the break.

You May Also Like: Coaches' Corner: Christian Ruud
The Oslo-native Ruud did not look back from there, weathering Sousa’s improving level and the crowd, which was behind the Portuguese. Sousa let the ball fly as Ruud served for the match, earning a 15/30 advantage and later saving a championship point with a rocketed forehand down the line. But Ruud held his nerve, dropping his racquet and lifting both arms in the air after Sousa missed a final forehand from well off the court.

Ruud showed his clay-court prowess from a young age, reaching the 2017 Rio Open presented by Claro semi-finals when he was 18. He advanced to his first ATP Tour final last year in Houston at the Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship, where he was the youngest finalist since 19-year-old Andy Roddick in 2002.

The Norwegian, who has won more than 64 per cent of his tour-level matches on this surface (34-19), adds 250 ranking points and $102,535. Sousa, the third Portuguese ATP Tour finalist in the Open Era, claims 150 points and $56,760.

"It's the best week of my life, my first final and maybe the last one," Sousa said with a laugh. “I came to play qualies about two weeks ago and I am sitting here on Sunday. I cannot be more happy. Ruud played very firm and is the deserved champion.”

https://www.atptour.com/en/news/ruud-so ... 020-final-

[Damian]

17.02.2020

Najwyższy ranking w karierze: 34

[Kamileki]

[Barty]

First-Time Winner Spotlight: Casper Ruud

Spoiler:

Norwegian lifts maiden ATP Tour trophy in Buenos Aires
Casper Ruud became the first Norwegian to win an ATP Tour singles title on Sunday, defeating Portuguese Pedro Sousa to triumph at the Argentina Open in Buenos Aires.

ATPTour.com caught up with the 2019 Next Gen ATP finals competitor after his victory to talk about his maiden tour-level crown, his rivalry with his father and coach, former World No. 39 Christian Ruud, and how he plans to celebrate.

You May Also Like: Casper's A Champ! Ruud Wins First ATP Tour Title In Buenos Aires
What does winning your first ATP Tour title mean to you?
It’s a great feeling. I’m enjoying the moment, of course. It’s something very special when you get your first [ATP Tour] title and the biggest title of your career so far. I’m enjoying it a lot, but I also have to recharge and think forward, think of the next tournament.

I’m already playing in the next tournament again on Tuesday in Rio, so I have a big task ahead of me. But I will try as good as I can to be ready.

The Latin Swing has always been one of your strongest parts of the year. What about playing in South America suits you so well?
I think the most important [thing] is that it’s on clay. It’s a place where I enjoy coming. It was the first clay-court tournament for me this year. I want to develop my hard-court game also and I think that it’s going in the right way, but clay is the more natural surface for me.

I also enjoy the people, the crowd. They are very passionate down here about tennis and this tournament is really nice. Rio is also an amazing tournament, so there are many things to enjoy with this South American trip.

How much did having the experience of playing a final last year in Houston help you in this match?
I think it helped. Being in your first final is something very special. Last year, I lost the final in Houston against Cristian Garin and this year, I really wanted to try to get a win. It tasted really well when I won the match point and I could take my arms in the air to be a champion for the first time. It was very special.

Talk about how your move to Mallorca to train at the Rafa Nadal Academy has helped your game.
It’s a great place. I think it’s so good down there at his academy. It’s a great place if you want to be a professional tennis player. The academy has helped me so much with the coaches and everything down there, and also Rafa himself. He’s involved in my tennis and my career, so I owe them a lot of thanks and I will keep going down there for as long as I can.

You’re the first Norwegian player to win an ATP Tour title and you have a cool and funny rivalry with your father, former World No. 39 Christian Ruud. Is that over now?
I guess so. Now I’ve beaten his [FedEx ATP] Ranking and won an ATP Tour title, something he wasn’t able to do… I beat him in two different ways now, so I think now I don’t need to hear the question anymore, will I beat my father? Now I’ve done it, so I have to try to think even better and that I can reach even further.

You started the year with your first two Top 20 wins at the ATP Cup. How important was the way you played there?
It was a great start for me, beating two very good players. John Isner and Fabio Fognini are different types of players, so I think that gave me good confidence to start the year. In the Australian Open, I was a little, I’m not going to say unlucky, but it was a very close match that I lost, which is always a pity when you lose a five-setter and 7-6 in the fifth.

It’s a tough match to lose, but I still felt like I was playing well and I wanted to keep building on that for these tournaments down here. This is a great way to start the Latin Swing for me.

How will you celebrate tonight?
I don't know. Maybe I will have a Coca-Cola and a good Argentine steak.

https://www.atptour.com/en/news/ruud-fi ... aires-2020

[DUN I LOVE]

Zobacz @Barty, komu kibicujesz.

[Barty]

Nawet bez puszczania filmiku, po zobaczeniu tej szczerej, radosnej, uśmiechniętej, szczerbatej twarzy Jego Jedynego wiem, że dobrze czynię.

[DUN I LOVE]

Ok.

[Barty]

#1) Buenos Aires 2020


interia sport

R1 Pablo Andujar 62 63
R2 Roberto Carballes Baena 61 60
QF [3] Dusan Lajović 75 61
SF Juan Ignacio Londero 46 75 61
W [LL] Pedro Sousa 61 64

[Lucas]