'She plays different' - Casper Ruud impressed by Ons Jabeur, 'always enjoys' watching Simona Halep

Men’s world No.8 Casper Ruud say while playing in Rome, he was excited to watch some of the women’s tournament, with one player’s performances particularly pleasing him. “It’s impressive to see Ons (Jabeur). She plays different from many other women," Ruud said on the latest episode of Eurosport's Ruud Talk podcast.

Ad/> «She throws in a drop shot, has a good touch of the ball and can play fast winners. I was watching a little bit, couple of matches where she played before I would play in Rome”, he said. Roland-GarrosFive clay matches, three wins, no titles — will Nadal challenge in Paris?AN HOUR AGO Jabeur was beaten in the Italian Open final by world No.1 Iga Swiatek, with Ruud admitting, “As we know, Swiatek she has won 28 matches in a row now, so it’s hard to argue that she maybe is not the player of the month or the year so far.” /> Ruud has long been a fan of former world number one, Simona Halep, who he thinks is on the verge of an exciting new period of her game, saying, “Halep has teamed up with (Patrick) Mouratoglou — that could be an interesting relationship to follow.

Some years back, when she was on the top of the world, I always enjoyed watching Simona Halep play tennis because I think she builds her points very well. She was very structured. She’s not a big hitter or the most powerful girl but she was number one in the world, winning Grand Slams because she did the right thing.» The 23-year-old Norwegian is currently preparing for the French Open, hoping to go the furthest he’s been at a major.