2023 Roland Garros QF: Casper Ruud vs. Holger Rune

[Carax]

Holger will still be chasing Nadal's RG record when he's 65 y/o.

 

[Hitman]

Casper the friendly ghost.

He's not very friendly to Rune

 

[Mark Anderson]

Sadly Ruud, then watch him lie down v Alcaraz and lose in 3 easy sets

That's OK, a nice second place finish. I mean a nice second place Norwegian.

 

[Mark Anderson]

As a Norwegian, I'm hoping for Ruud, although I think Rune is a more interesting player overall.

Haha, Darth Vader Theme

Well, Djokovic is pleased too.

 

[Mark Anderson]

I said this before: Djokovic vs Ruud French Open 2023 Final coming up.

Is he paying off Alcaraz?

 

[Mark Anderson]

If you are sasha,,, you gotta love you chances now to get to the final

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kicked his butt most of the time except the last match where it was really close

Clay, clay.

 

[Mark Anderson]

Congratulations Zverev on reaching the Roland Garros final!!!

You've sold the farm.

 

[-snake-]

Lovely destruction. Thanks Rude Ruud for taking out that cheating punk.

 

[Mark Anderson]

This is actually more of a beat down than sissy pants vs tiny

Wait until nanobots gets wiped by tiny.

 

[smalahove]

Remove the 1st Set,
Rune had 43 winners, 29 unforced errors.
Ruud had 30 winners, 19 unforced errors.

Lol. You do know he lost 2 out of 3 sets if we look away from the first?
I can understand if Casper's game isn't everyone's cup of tea, but just like his mentor, it's a game style that draws out errors, both forced and unforced. The thing is, that a lot of the errors categorized as unforced are in fact a result of prolonged rallies hitting the ball way out of one's comfort zone. Thinking these stats show that Rune is the better player and Casper just got lucky, is pretty mind boggling.

 

[Mark Anderson]

A COVID vax certificate.

That's a great shot in the arm!

 

[Mark Anderson]

Rune looking good, will lose in straights but win the USO

Your a Ted Lasso fan, correct?

 

[Mark Anderson]

Honestly it looks like it's easy to get into Ruud's head.

You have to take him on a tour of South America.

 

[Mark Anderson]

Rune is an exceptional player, I hope he can put all of that energy used being an a*****e into his tennis.

Articulate?

 

[coolcamden]

He's not very friendly to Rune

But that’s OK tho, no?

 

[marc45]

Right winner in the end. Curious to hear Rune's take on the first two.

4th was anyone's game, but Ruud stepped up, came much more to the net and got hos forehand with more authority

Blnt Rune. Hoping for Ruud in the final

Curious to hear Rune's take on the first two.

tell me about it....maybe some Shapo herbal remedy issue

 

[BeatlesFan]

Holger will still be chasing Nadal's RG record when he's 65 y/o.

In fairness, so will everyone else. The difference is, Holger was naive enough to announce it.

 

[Soul_Evisceration]

Lol. You do know he lost 2 out of 3 sets if we look away from the first?
I can understand if Casper's game isn't everyone's cup of tea, but just like his mentor, it's a game style that draws out errors, both forced and unforced. The thing is, that a lot of the errors categorized as unforced are in fact a result of prolonged rallies hitting the ball way out of one's comfort zone. Thinking these stats show that Rune is the better player and Casper just got lucky, is pretty mind boggling.

That poster is obsessed with Rune just like dking is obsessed with Sinner.

Let them dream and not destroy their lalaland fantasies

 

[robyrolfo]

That's fine you don't like it, but it won't change the fact that a LOT of language is used colloquially - by everyone. And I agree it can be a problem if people aren't on the same page as to the specific colloquialism. But sometimes they are. Words do have meaning for a reason - to communicate ideas clearly. It's not uncommon - at all - for colloquial language to communicate an idea clearly. And again, that's not to deny that there are times when it doesn't communicate ideas clearly because not everyone in a community or other spaces is on the same page.

Hey, if you want to laugh while the world burns, have at it. If you think Idiocracy looks like a good future to live in, enjoy it.

Meanwhile, it isn't common to use "charisma" incorrectly colloquially. If you wanted to mention "literally," you could, but nobody is using charisma (incorrectly) in every other sentence.

West Ham win the conference league FFS lol

Never watching football again

Well, unlike Sevilla, they really did get the result gifted from the referee.

 

[Serve&Bash]

This match confirmed my view that Rune is the most overrated player and Ruud is the most underrated player on these forums.

Rune definitely has time to improve but nothing about his game made me think he was a favorite at RG. In fact the moment he struggled against Eubanks in the first round was when the hype train should have parked at the station .

 

[Serve&Bash]

Holger will still be chasing Nadal's RG record when he's 65 y/o.

He should forget about Nadal and RG altogether and shift his focus to Wimbledon and the US Open. His groundstrokes, serve and net skills will help him greatly at those events. On clay I feel like too many of his peers hit way heavier than he does.

 

[Carax]

He should forget about Nadal and RG altogether and shift his focus to Wimbledon and the US Open. His groundstrokes, serve and net skills will help him greatly at those events. On clay I feel like too many of his peers hit way heavier than he does.

He's still young. He needs to work on his stamina and focus. He has the skills to be good on all surfaces, but hopefully he can do it sooner rather than later. It would be boring to have Alcaraz winning everything without competition.

 

[D.Nalby12]

Rune = overrated

 

[Bogdan_TT]

So happy for Ruud. Can’t stand Rune. This DiCaprio in misery….

 

[Chanwan]

Your a Ted Lasso fan, correct?

Of course

 

[ScentOfDefeat]

I guess it's back to "oh no, I'm not his/her coach, I'm just a consultant" for The Coach.
This guy is running the most successful grift in the sport.

 

[Topspin_80]

Mouratoglou is the man, everything he touches turn into crap.

 

[Tennfan123]

TTW take:
Rune - amazing, next big thing, gonna win, etc (nearly gets knocked out to journeyman, gets mauled for 2 sets by Ruud)
Ruud - fraud, hopeless, overachiever, vulture (on the cusp of making 3 of the last 5 slam finals, made WTF final).

 

[dkmura]

Rather than tear Rune down, why not give Ruud credit for having played a superb match? In another thread, I wondered what kind of strategic moves Ruud's team might make, and whether he could carry them out. Item #1 was to attack the Rune FH, stretch him out and open up the backhand. The longer the point went on, it seemed to benefit Ruud, so he ran down everything. One item I thought Ruud illustrated to us hackers is the age-old adage: always try to make your opponent hit one more shot (no matter how desperate the attempt is) to win the point. Even WC players can miss the easy ones, and Rune's embarrassment was apparent more than once.

 

[UnforcedTerror]

Casper please, time to end this joke. Such a cheat doesn't deserve a place in the semifinals.
Ruud to roast his pigeon in 4.

Holger please, time to end this joke. Such a parasite doesn't deserve a place in the semifinals
Rune to roast his pigeon in 4

Ruud roasted is pigeon in 4 as expected.

 

[socallefty]

TTW take:
Rune - amazing, next big thing, gonna win, etc (nearly gets knocked out to journeyman, gets mauled for 2 sets by Ruud)
Ruud - fraud, hopeless, overachiever, vulture (on the cusp of making 3 of the last 5 slam finals, made WTF final).

Not everyone underrates Ruud on here. I’ve been saying he is a strong player for a while now.

Casper Ruud - future Slam winner who will make some noise next year.

Ruud is always under-rated on this forum. He has one of the best FHs on tour and just made two Slam finals. I would make a Tier 2 with Medvedev, Zverev, Tsitsipas and Ruud. Others are Tier 3 and I would add Hurkacz, Berrettini and Fritz to this tier.

If I had to trust one of them to win a match where the outcome mattered to me and the surface is unknown, I would pick Ruud. So, I consider him better as a tennis player.

He is under-rated on TTW because he lost to Nadal easily in the FO final and praises Nadal so much which rubs the fans of Nadal’s rivals the wrong way. If you watch him play live, he moves very well with great footwork and he has monster topspin on his shots. Kyrgios has no chance against him on clay while Ruud will lose on grass. On hard courts, I would take Ruud over Kyrgios because you will get better effort more consistently from Ruud.

Ruud is a very good player who deserves his ranking and will continue to do well in big tournaments including winning some in the future. His movement is very good and he has monster topspin which is particularly good on slow courts. I think if he starts hitting a bit harder in terms of shot speed, he is going to be even better. Hope he gets a coach who pushes him to be more aggressive.

Fans of Djokovic and Federer make up 2/3rds of the posters here and they don’t like Ruud because he is such a big Nadal fan and also somewhat of a clay court oriented player.

 

[Bogdan_TT]

Why are some celebs/media so hellbent to whitewash Rune? Seems like some sponsor money being pushed to make him look better than he is…

 

[Tennfan123]

Not everyone underrates Ruud on here. I’ve been saying he is a strong player for a while now.

Good.
I suppose I meant the TTW Hive mind.