One of the best players in the world, Casper Ruud, is out of the 2024 Wimbledon Championships after losing to Fabio Fognini in the second round. Ruud and grass tennis don’t go together because the Norwegian famously admitted a few years ago that grass is good for golf and not for tennis. He’s been more…
Seeds Grigor Dimitrov and Casper Ruud will continue their Wimbledon campaigns against two opponents at very different points in their careers. Dimitrov faces Jerry Shang, while Ruud is going up against Fabio Fognini. (10) Grigor Dimitrov vs. Jerry Shang The age gap is 14 years as Dimitrov and Shang prepare to square off for the…
By Richard Pagliaro | @Tennis_Now | Tuesday, May 28, 2024 Elite players practice short-term memory loss. Casper Ruud’s revenge recall helped him settle a 29-year-old family score today. The seventh-seeded Ruud swept Brazilian qualifier Felipe Meligeni Alves 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 to reach the Roland Garros second round for the seventh straight year. Nadal: Three Factors Will Decide…
Casper Ruud will play in his sixth Roland Garros main draw this year, and this might be his best chance yet to win his first Grand Slam. The Norwegian has been a finalist at the clay Slam twice, losing in the 2022 final to Rafael Nadal and the 2023 final to Novak Djokovic. There’s no…
Jannik Sinner continues to lead the ATP Race to Turin, with Casper Ruud moving up to third after winning his first ATP title at the Barcelona Open. Daniil Medvedev remains in second place. Alexander Zverev drops to fourth following his quarterfinal defeat at the Munich Open, narrowly ahead of Stefanos Tsitsipas who was a runner-up…
Casper Ruud had a really strange approach to the start of this year, and it backfired badly, with former player Rennae Stubbs questioning his reasoning. Casper Ruud tried to have an unconventional offseason before the 2023 season. Due to his commitment to play with Rafael Nadal across South America, the Norwegian opted to skip the…
