Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
Ohh thank goodness , casper didn't forget the most important thing,, his sister's Birthday today........... 
2024 Barcelona Open ATP 500 Final - [5] Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE) v/s [3] Casper Ruud (NOR)
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Nostradamus
Bionic Poster
Slams are old news,, way back in January... all forgotten already.
dking68
Legend
How many 500s does he have? How many top 3 wins does he have in slams? Please provide me the answers to those questionsSlams are old news,, way back in January... all forgotten already.
Bill Lobsalot
Hall of Fame
"the likes of Ruud"? Do you even follow tennis? Ruud has won more matches on clay than anyone since 2020.It's not even needed, Stef can't even beat the likes of Ruud
DSH
Talk Tennis Guru
Better advertising for the academy, impossible.
The Rafa Nadal Academy has won Barcelona. Rafa will be pleased.
Winners or Errors
Legend
Love the way this clay season is shaping up. So glad Ruud got some payback today, as I was happy to see Tsitsipas win last week. Edge of my seat.
DSH
Talk Tennis Guru
NeutralFan
G.O.A.T.
Yawn ,he's 250 king
dking68
Legend
Sinner has more slams than Stef has in 500 class events
randomtoss
Semi-Pro
Historic day: we agree on someone's looks.
Winners or Errors
Legend
Same number, no?
BeatlesFan
Bionic Poster
mike danny
Bionic Poster
He really has to considering Fritz, Norrie, Coric and Sock each have one.
octobrina10
Talk Tennis Guru
Rafa's academy congratulates (One of Casper’s coaches, Pedro Clar, is also a Rafa academy coach.):
Pedro Clar was interviewed by TVE (a Spanish TV). Asked about the celebration they'll have, he said that Casper, as a good man from the North, is very calm and stable: he's not very high in victories or get very affected but the losses, but he thinks they'll celebrate it well. (Source: GSS)
Vamos Casper!
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Pedro Clar was interviewed by TVE (a Spanish TV). Asked about the celebration they'll have, he said that Casper, as a good man from the North, is very calm and stable: he's not very high in victories or get very affected but the losses, but he thinks they'll celebrate it well. (Source: GSS)
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randomtoss
Semi-Pro
Oh god, I wouldn't have posted if I had known you would post a picture of Fognini in replyYou don't think Fabio is gorgeous?
clayqueen
Talk Tennis Guru
octobrina10
Talk Tennis Guru
BeatlesFan
Bionic Poster
Congrats to Casper!
Rafa4LifeEver
G.O.A.T.
The better, more in-form player won. Congratulations Casper.
BeatlesFan
Bionic Poster
Sorry for spoiling your day. I forget Fabio is the most hideous entity on planet earth.Oh god, I wouldn't have posted if I had known you would post a picture of Fognini in reply
Rattie
Legend
So much fun for the winner at that tournament to have this.
Rafa4LifeEver
G.O.A.T.
Its clear that Ruud's fitness is reaping big benefits for him; something in which Tsitsipas lags behind the Norwegian. So, despite being the better player overall, fatigue caught up with him.
Rattie
Legend
Not disputing that but notably Ruud had a pretty easy ride through to the final whereas Tsitsipas had a much harder path, particularly the Diaz-Acosta match.
Rafa4LifeEver
G.O.A.T.
This only further proves up my point, pal. As Tsitsipas was somewhat fatigued and tired, he couldn't bring his best to Barcelona and had to dig exceptionally deep to win against opponents he should've been crushing in straight sets. Casper on the other hand, played opponents of just equal, if not slightly higher calibre than Tsitsipas's opponents (still a league below the Norwegian like Tsitsipas's opponents were below his), but as Ruud was not fatigued or tired from the previous week, he was able to cruise through easily.
Zardoz7/12
Hall of Fame
Great for Ruud, here's hoping his recent solid form carries onto the French Open.
travlerajm
Talk Tennis Guru
And it helps that he falls to his left after serving.
travlerajm
Talk Tennis Guru
octobrina10
Talk Tennis Guru
Pmasterfunk
Hall of Fame
At home, doing chores on a Sunday
Pmasterfunk
Hall of Fame
Seriously though, good for Ruud. I do find him and his game kinda bland, but it’s hard to not see him as a decent guy, gracious in victory and defeat.
Tsits on the other hand
Tsits on the other hand
Dominic & Andrey
Legend
Maybe the best forehand performance I have ever seen from Casper, he played a way better match compared to last week. Congrats to him, he is a great guy.
Rovesciarete
Hall of Fame
As I hoped, but it should be situational. Stefanos protects his backhand on clay often with his forehand and left himself more open to getting rushed on his notionally stronger wing.
MichaelNadal
Bionic Poster
Yaaay he got to do the pool dive
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