'He is awesome' - John McEnroe hails Casper Ruud reaching US Open final and 'did not see this coming'

Eurosport expert John McEnroe has paid tribute to the hard work and incredible rise of Casper Ruud after he sealed his place in the final of the US Open. The 23-year-old secured a fairly comfortable victory over Karen Khachanov in their semi-final inside the Arthur Ashe Stadium to win 7-6(5) 6-2 5-7 6-2. Ad Ruud has enjoyed a breakthrough year having also reached the final of the French Open, where he eventually lost out to Rafael Nadal, and he now has the opportunity to clinch a maiden major title.

US OpenAlcaraz battles past Tiafoe in epic clash to reach maiden Grand Slam final32 MINUTES AGO McEnroe has lauded the Oslo man's humility and hard work, along with recognising the talent that he clearly has to go with all of his positive mental and physical traits. «He is awesome, he is humble,» McEnroe told Eurosport. «He is not going to light the stadium on fire.

»He does not have the charisma of Carlos Alcaraz or Frances Tiafoe, but he is a credit to our game. «He is extremely solid, he works hard. He has spent a lot of time the last few years at Nadal's academy, watching the way he does his thing.

That has helped him to realise he had to do even more. Ruthless Ruud downs Khachanov to reach second Grand Slam final of season 'Deeply saddened' — Federer and Nadal post messages on passing of Queen Elizabeth II 'I'm so proud of him' — How Tiafoe found the right path before dream run »It is an interesting dynamic with his dad being his coach and being so involved in that. It is amazing how well that has worked, especially as his dad was a former pro.