Maybe it’s Space The territory longed for by Casper RuuD (Oslo, 1998). One Barcelona last year inaugurated his title showcase and in Madridwhere he reached the semifinals in 2021, aspires to stack on the beaten earth. By his head passes again metal to bury once and for all the heavy label of not winning a Masters 1.000. It is only prevented by the adapted version of Draper to clay.
Ruud seems to have found the course after a discontinuous first quarter of the year. It coincides, more for causality than by chance, with the arrival of the beaten earth, the surface that feels best. On it has conquered 11 of its 12 titles and has won More games than any other tennis player Throughout the last five years. In fact, of the players who remain active, only Djokovic He has played more finals (34) than Ruud himself (18). Alcaraz It remains in 14.
To the Norwegian, discreet and professional tennis player where there are, he feels good Madrid, where he aspires to get a balsamic victory, as he himself described during his interview with OKDIARIO before starting the Mutua Madrid Open. «I have played in Montecarlo, Barcelona… It has not been as well as I expected, but there are still many weeks on beaten land and here in Madrid I hope to have a good result. I think that I need it. It would be good to reinforce my trust and my game, ”he analyzed during his talk with this newspaper.
Ruud is pursued by the unfortunate label. Until the aforementioned Godó Of 2024, he had risen in the six finals of relevance he had played. Roland Garros twice, US Open, ATP Finals, Miami and Montecarlo. Sunk at all occasions. It had to be the track Rafa Nadal of Barcelona that will lock the glory. The name of the track is not trivial either, as Ruud has formed at the academy of the former Balearic tennis player and has found his natural ecosystem on the beaten earth.
«It is a bit ironic, because 2024 I started much better than this year, but now I am in a final. And I hope to win this time. I will do everything possible for it, and I am ready to get it. But not, Life continues and I will be the same personand I will continue looking for the first great title of my career, ”said a Ruud that enjoyed again after having crossed moments of difficulty. «Sometimes you feel at a hamster wheel. The tennis player’s life is not simple, ”he revealed.
I have weighed the slab of not having won any Masters 1.000. Precisely a tournament in that category already has Jack DraperRuud’s last obstacle towards his first crown. The British has knocked down the door based on cannon. In Miami He confirmed that growth and now threatened with continuing the evil fareio of the Norwegian. Two different game styles. Ruud’s solidity and resources for Draper’s power and aggressiveness. The unpublished duel will also be the one who will also be unpublished champion in Madrid.
