French Open: ‘He'll have his chance’ - It could be third time lucky for Casper Ruud in a Grand Slam says Alex Corretja

Alex Corretja believes Novak Djokovic is the clear favourite going into the men’s French Open final, but says Casper Ruud is perfectly placed to cause an upset. Ruud is appearing in his third Grand Slam final after losing to Rafael Nadal at Roland-Garros last year, before being beaten by Carlos Alcaraz in the 2022 US Open final. Ad The Eurosport tennis expert feels that it could be third time lucky for Ruud, who was a comfortable winner over Alexander Zverev in the semis-finals, and explained that clay is the best surface to play Djokovic.

Roland-GarrosFrench Open: Top 5, Day 13 – Zverev, Djokovic and Alcaraz11 HOURS AGO He told Eurosport: “It’s unbelievable what Casper did, we knew that he was tough on clay and showed he was also tough on hard courts. “Now he's back in the final. He's been working so hard and plays with a lot of top spin on his forehand.

His backhand is high up and he's serving really well. He's returning far back, so it's very difficult to win points against him when he's on the court. “He's got the momentum, physically he's very strong, mentally he's very stable these days and looks very focused.

'Heaps of problems' — Experts tell Muchova to emulate retired star against Swiatek Alcaraz admits 'tension' of Grand Slam semi-final hindered him in Djokovic loss Ruud dominates Zverev to set up French Open final with Djokovic “He had the chance to play against Rafa last year, but had no chance to win. Against Alcaraz at the US Open, he was playing very well, and this is the third time he's going to be there [Grand Slam final]. “He'll have his chance for sure, but playing against Novak is not easy, but he should feel that it's a nice opportunity.