2022 US Open QF: [5] Casper Ruud (NOR) vs [13] Matteo Berrettini (ITA)

[PSNELKE]

He has been the most improved player on tour in last 12 months but never get mentioned while all the hyped mugs are busy losing in early rounds.

Rightfully so. This dude has never won anything bigger than 250 events. And if he makes the final he's gonna be world #1? Holy cow

 

[dapchai]

Muggettini has started this match horribly. Awful.

A certain tennis pro is certainly disappointed.

 

[Third Serve]

And so it begins… Ruud’s conquest of the #1 ranking is just on the horizon.

 

[ACE of Hearts]

Mugtteo getting his butt kicked early.

 

[PSNELKE]

So we know one thing now. Out of two TERRIBLE BHs, Ruud's is less terrible

 

[junior74]

Muggettini has started this match horribly. Awful.

Consistency goes a long way.

 

[fundrazer]

So we know one thing now. Out of two TERRIBLE BHs, Ruud's is less terrible

That was obvious to anyone with a brain. Some knuckleheads yesterday seemed like they were trying to convince me Berrettini's backhand was a better shot than Hurk's forehand though.

 

[Sampras-Bruguera 1993]

How do Italians like their bagels?

 

[NeutralFan]

Rightfully so. This dude has never won anything bigger than 250 events. And if he makes the final he's gonna be world #1? Holy cow

Will be his second slam final if he does.

 

[Baseline_Bungle]

I have to be objective: Berrettini has looked far worse this week than in any of his other deep slam runs. The early goings of this one seem to confirm the trend. I am confident he will dig deep and try to make it competitive - and he better, or he could be embarrassed worse than he was in that infamous Fed encounter - but I don't see him overcoming the Friendly Goat as he continues his inevitable rise to the top of the tennis world.

 

[East Lions]

Tragic Backhand competition so far

 

[ACE of Hearts]

Does ruud want to feed the Italian a bagel? We shall seee.

 

[junior74]

I have to be objective: Berrettini has looked far worse this week than in any of his other deep slam runs. The early goings of this one seem to confirm the trend. I am confident he will dig deep and try to make it competitive - and he better, or he could be embarrassed worse than he was in that infamous Fed encounter - but I don't see him overcoming the Friendly Goat as he continues his inevitable rise to the top of the tennis world.

Berrettini has been below average all tournament. Ruud has been solid and moves so well.

 

[NeutralFan]

Rudd might not be talented but he's improved a lot , winning matches on HC even though he was bang average on this surface before this year.

 

[Devil_dog]

Casper the friendly Norwegion ghost is bustin it on Matteo...

 

[Sampras-Bruguera 1993]

I think Ruud is gonna win the title after what I saw from Sinner/Alcaraz yesterday. Clearly in better form than both guys. And those two have to play each other

 

[I Am Finnish]

Looking good Ruud

 

[dapchai]

Consistency goes a long way.

Just curious, is Casper well-known in Norway? I'm not sure if tennis is even popular there, but at least his father was the country No.1 a while ago.

 

[Kralingen]

Berrettini has just seemed really off. Comparing his performance to last year’s QF is night and day.

 

[ACE of Hearts]

Berrettini has been below average all tournament. Ruud has been solid and moves so well.

Mugtteo has been an UEs machine through his matches.

 

[NeutralFan]

Matteo looks so flat. Maybe his last match has affected him

I am not talking about just one match.

 

[ultimathule]

Just checked in. What's with Berrittini?

 

[PSNELKE]

Mugteo getting his BH side abused by Casper

 

[fundrazer]

Rudd might not be talented but he's improved a lot , winning matches on HC even though he was bang average on this surface before this year.

End of last year I was saying he was at least top 15/20 level on hard court. Has still been improving since then and a lot of other players haven't.

And agree with others that Berrettini hasn't looked good this hardcourt season.

 

[dapchai]

First game for Matteo?

 

[ACE of Hearts]

Well at least he will get on the board .

 

[abmk]

And thus began the #1 quest of Ruud the Quixotic!

 

[Tennis Fan States63]

Not a Berry good start at all for Matteo.....wow. Avoids the bagel, but the first set is just about done - time to regroup.

 

[Sampras-Bruguera 1993]

Why doesnt Mugastromboli just learn to hit with his lefthand as a forehand instead of using his right to hit the backhand?

 

[travlerajm]

Easy draws. The dude always gets lucky by being placed in a section where the top seeds fall out. Anyways I’ll be surprised if he’s still a top ten player by the end of 2023. He surely won’t be defending those RG and Miami points

Holger Rune’s mom’s burner account outed.

 

[Third Serve]

Matteo is on the board

 

[junior74]

Just curious, is Casper well-known in Norway? I'm not sure if tennis is even popular there, but at least his father was the country No.1 a while ago.

Yes, absolutely. But he is hugely overshadowed by Haaland and Ødegaard.

Tennis is a very small sport in Norway, due to our climate. We have a short summer and a cold environment the rest of the year.

 

[FRV4]

How did Shelton beat Ruud?!!? This guy is nasty

 

[PSNELKE]

Don't look at Matteo's BH. Can give you eye cancer

 

[Baseline_Bungle]

Matteo looks so flat. Maybe his last match has affected him

Been flat throughout the American HC swing. Did well to take advantage of an extremely lucky draw, but he's never looked anywhere near his best since his Wimby withdrawl.

 

[Third Serve]

Some credit to Berrettini for being able to still make decent Slam runs even when he’s badly out of form like he is here… you don’t see that in too many players. Guys like Tsitsipas, for instance, just bomb out early to some rando. When Berrettini is out of form, though, he more often finds a way to scrape through until he gets to the point where he really should lose. Whether that’ll be this match depends on how Ruud holds up during these next few sets.

 

[Devil_dog]

Somebody get Matteo an expresso to go with that biscotti…

 

[fundrazer]

Serve to backhand is beri good, no?

 

[Sampras-Bruguera 1993]

Ruud is in better form than any guy left. The rest are all streaky as hell while he is keeping a constant high level. This guy could essentially be a slam champ and #1 soon. LOL. Casper Ruud.. Yeesh

 

[FrankyRelax]

 

[Kralingen]

Matteo was way better than this last year and even then he was viewed as an underwhelming mug by most people lol.

 

[dking68]

Some credit to Berrettini for being able to still make decent Slam runs even when he’s badly out of form like he is here… you don’t see that in too many players. Guys like Tsitsipas, for instance, just bomb out early to some rando. When Berrettini is out of form, though, he more often finds a way to scrape through until he gets to the point where he really should lose. Whether that’ll be this match depends on how Ruud holds up during these next few sets.

I think if he was healthy he would crush Casper on a hard court. This isn’t a match he should lose

 

[dapchai]

Yes, absolutely. But he is hugely overshadowed by Haaland and Ødegaard.

Tennis is a very small sport in Norway, due to our climate. We have a short summer and a cold environment the rest of the year.

No wonder. Erling and Martin both came to prominence earlier and football seems to dominate everywhere except USA. Casper is a very nice and hardworking guy and I would love to see him achieve more success.

 

[Nostradamus]

This is the most boring blowout or what ?

 

[dapchai]

Matteo getting back on track.

 

[Poisoned Slice]

We're rollin now. Come on, Matteo.

 

[NastyWinners]

Is 18 UE's to 4 winners good?

 

[Poisoned Slice]

Ruud punished him there. That ball was on the line.

 

[fundrazer]

First good return comes at 40-0 on Ruud's serve

 

[Poisoned Slice]

Matteo was runnin and rollin or as they say in the hotel rooms. hangin and bangin.