World No. 10 Casper Ruud claims he doesn’t care about the “clay court player” label, as he has admired Rafael Nadal from a young age and the Spaniard is a perfect example of what a specialist can accomplish. beaten earth.
After Wimbledon, Ruud won three consecutive clay-court events: Bastad, Gstaad and Kitzbuhel. Earlier this year, Ruud won in Geneva and also reached the semifinals of the Monte Carlo Masters, Madrid Masters and Munich.
“I think winning those three tournaments in a row was something special and something that increases your confidence and your belief in yourself, definitely,” Ruud told the ATP Tour. “I don’t mind being a clay court player. [Rafael] Nadal is the perfect example ”.
Ruud taking notes from Nadal’s book
“It is possible for heavy topspin players to play well on [todas] surfaces and [Nadal] He is the type of player that I have looked up to for many years and that I will try to learn from when it comes to this transition from clay to hard court, ”explained Ruud.
Last week, Ruud made his Laver Cup debut. Ruud was playing in the Laver Cup opener when Roger Federer was announced to the Boston crowd. “I think I was 3-1 in the first and I was about to return and they showed it on the screen and everyone went crazy.
He deserves it, the crowd was going crazy, it gave me the chills. I was in match mode, but it’s still something you can’t block from your feelings. Like I said, it gave me the creeps, it was an extremely fun experience for me and it’s great to see him again on a tennis court.
Although he is not playing, he is always a big part of the world of tennis and this event. He’s one of the guys who made it all happen and got it going. He deserved all the applause he gets from the crowd, “Ruud said of Federer.
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