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NEW YORK : Casper Ruud said learning how to come through five-set matches had been key to his success this year after the Norwegian reached the U.S. Open semi-finals and moved a step closer to becoming world number one.
New York. The French Open runner-up beat Berrettini on clay in July's Gstaad final and looked just as effective on the hard court, hanging back behind the baseline to absorb the 13th seed's power. Sprinting through a sublime first set in which he produced just two unforced errors, it looked like Ruud was on track for a blowout victory when he was up 5-1 in the second set. "Everything sort of went in my favour. I was hitting all the spots, all the shots that I needed to. Matteo was maybe not showing the level he typically does," said Ruud.
Rafael Nadal’s priority is being fit for upcoming Grand Slams and not returning to the top of the ATP world rankings, his coach Carlos Moya has stressed. Nadal suffered a shock exit at the fourth round of the US Open following defeat to Frances Tiafoe — but he’s still in with a chance of reaching the top spot for the first time in over two years. Ad The race to reach world No.
Casper Ruud defeated Matteo Berrettini to reach his first US Open semi-final and increase his hopes of becoming world number one.
NEW YORK — Casper Ruud is the first Norwegian to make a US Open semifinal.
Casper Ruud took a step closer to winning a maiden US Open title as he overcame an error-prone Matteo Berrettini, and in doing so, maintained his challenge for the No. 1 spot. The Norwegian made light work of the world No.
A new annual ATP and WTA mixed tournament will be launched next year which will allow men and women to represent their countries together, according to a report. The Times claims the ‘United Cup’ will replace the male-only ATP Cup as the curtain-raiser to the season.
John McEnroe says the ‘time has come’ for the next generation of men’s tennis players at the US Open. Novak Djokovic is sitting out the tournament because of his covid vaccination status, Andy Murray can no longer regard himself as one of the major figures of the sport, Roger Federer continues to deal with injury, and Rafael Nadal now longer appears able to hold age at bay. Ad In their place has come a host of new contenders.