US Open 2022: ‘I thought it might not come again’ – Casper Ruud on reaching second Grand Slam final

Casper Ruud has revealed he thought there might be a chance he would not reach another Grand Slam final after he beat Karen Khachanov in the US Open semi-finals. Ruud played some of his best tennis as he won 7-6(5) 6-2 5-7 6-2 over Khachanov, including a dominant second set where he won 100 per cent of the points on his own serve. Ad The Norwegian will play his second major final after being runner-up to Rafael Nadal at the French Open earlier this year.

US OpenRuthless Ruud downs Khachanov to reach second Grand Slam final of season5 HOURS AGO “After Roland-Garros I had extremely positive feelings and a lot of good things were happening in my life,” Ruud told Eurosport’s Mats Wilander after the match. “But at the same time, I was able to think ‘this is a great result, but it might not ever come again’. “Grand Slam finals don’t come easy but I, of course, tried to stay humble, kept working hard and to be back in a final four months later, it seems a little surreal.” ‘It didn’t feel appropriate’ – GB’s Salisbury holds back on US Open title celebrations Swiatek edges out Sabalenka and sets up final with Jabeur Ruud appeared to be on course for a straight-sets win, but Khachanov came back in a close third set, breaking the fifth seed in the final game.

Despite losing the set, Ruud feels his level didn’t drop too much compared to the rest of the game. “I felt like I didn’t do too much wrong in the third set,” explained Ruud. “Karen was serving great, he was hitting very good spots with his serves.