PARIS: Usually, Casper Ruud did not like his parents merging birthday and Christmas presents. The gift for the French Open was something else.
Nine-year-old Casper Ruud in the Eiffel Tower with dad Christian. But it was probably the experience inside the French Open tournament that made the biggest impression. Photo: Private
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13 years after the nine-year-old joined dad Christian on a boys trip and saw the tennis stars play, he is getting ready for the third round in the only gravel tournament in the Grand Slam for the third year in a row. The match against Spanish Alejandro Davidovich Fokina will be played on Friday starting at 11 am.
Casper Ruud is on the biggest stage, has butterflies in his stomach and a clear head. On Thursday, he smoked out of doubles, but it is singles that count.
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