Casper Ruud #1 Watch Party

[abmk]

Stronkest era! So stronk!!!

 

[Russeljones]

Lads, we have a reckoning on our hands.

With Medvedev’s early elimination from the tournament at the hands of Kyrgios, Casper Ruud’s chances at obtaining the coveted spot at the top of the ranking boards have dramatically surged.

However, as with any goal, some hurdles will need to be overcome.

Firstly, a denadalization must soon occur on the other half of the draw. This must happen before the final if the Norwegian is to retain a fighting chance. Realistically, the potential denadalizers are strong era titans Sinner and particularly Alcaraz, both of whom are in the same quarter of the draw and only one of whom would be slated to face Humbalito in the semifinals. If not them, Nadal also faces a brutal gauntlet of Tiafoe and perhaps Norrie to lead into the semifinal.

Secondly, Ruud must actually win the tournament. No finals, no semis—a win. He squares off a possibly tired Berrettini (fresh off a riveting battle against Davidovich Fokina) on Tuesday, then potentially his greatest rival Kyrgios for the semifinal, and then (should everything proceed as planned—i.e. a pre-final denadalization does occur) Sinner or Alcaraz in the final.

I think we are all in for a Ruud awakening come Sunday... but that’s just my opinion. Stay tuned.

I was just wondering this. The only scenario where he takes world #1 is if he wins, right?

 

[1HBHFTW]

I was just wondering this. The only scenario where he takes world #1 is if he wins, right?

No if alcaraz doesn’t make final he gets #1 just by beating kachonov on Friday.

 

[Kralingen]

It all rests on Carlos’ small, puny, 5’3” shoulders.

I shudder at the thought. Although Ruud is a very nice and genuine person, and I have nothing bad to say about him.

 

[Russeljones]

No if alcaraz doesn’t make final he gets #1 just by beating kachonov on Friday.

Aah, super. Thanks a lot!

 

[Russeljones]

It all rests on Carlos’ small, puny, 5’3” shoulders.

I shudder at the thought. Although Ruud is a very nice and genuine person, and I have nothing bad to say about him.

Hope he doesn't..

 

[Third Serve]

Holy…

 

[ImmorTAL Big 3]

So Casper Ruud could theoretically become #1 without ever having won an event higher than an ATP 250 in his career.

Good Lord. What a disaster that would be.

I would absolutely loved it.3 steps only.Alcaraz losing before the final,Kasper winning SF and losing F

 

[junior74]

I would absolutely loved it.3 steps only.Alcaraz losing before the final,Kasper winning SF and losing F

Go confess. You're full of Sinner.

 

[Crocodile]

Good to see someone from Norway doing well on the tennis circuit. It’s great to see players emerge from all over the world including Jabuer from Tunisia.

 

[fmadej]

I actually think he will do it now

 

[mike danny]

Come on, Casper. Do it for the LOLs.

 

[Im(moral) Winner]

Nobody hasn't mentioned that he didn't even play the AO

 

[Bubcay]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1567227109814198272

 

[Tennisdoctors]

I am confused why Ruud gets so much hate on this forum compared to a guy like Kyrgios. People don’t like a success story of a guy putting in the miles, shoring up his weaknesses, and putting himself in position to be highly ranked? Don’t we criticize other guys for NOT doing what ruud has done with his serce and BH the past year.

 

[Open Stance]

I can't even remember a single match this guy played before Roland Garros this year.

I watched him get completely obliterated by Zverev in Cincinnati a year ago. This guy becoming #1 would tell me something is serious screwed up with the tennis ranking system.

 

[sportsfan1]

I don't get the Ruud hate honestly. If he wins the USO, he has a rightful claim to #1 with that and the RG final. What is the rightful #1 anyway? The rankings are all screwed up because of no points at Wimbledon. Since they screwed up the rankings, this is the result.

Wouldn't it have been the same even if wimby had points? Possibly nadal could have been #1 with his additional wimby points, but otherwise with the current results for everyone else, it still seems like the same ranking outcome.

 

[Omega_7000]

Honestly this era deserves Ruud as #1 without winning a slam

 

[NoleFam]

Wouldn't it have been the same even if wimby had points? Possibly nadal could have been #1 with his additional wimby points, but otherwise with the current results for everyone else, it still seems like the same ranking outcome.

Well now that I look more into it, yea that's correct. Nadal would have lost it either way if they won the tournament. However, it would have closer and he would have great chance to be YE #1 in the fall. With Wimbledon points, he would have 6500+ right now. Ruud's max would around ~6700 (with a win) and Alcaraz's would be around ~6900. Now the gap is going to be bigger if either of these guys win the tournament.

 

[a10best]

I was saying if he won. He’d be a slam winner, which would not even be close to worst number one ever.

ok. got it. It wouldn't negate he's playing against a very weak field since he didn't meet a top 10 player on his side of the draw, yet again! Lucky Ghost.

Plus NYC or CDC's stupid vax law for foreigners took out Djokovic. 1000s of people ride on subway train 7 to queens each day and are likely unvaxxed or never got their booster shot.

 

[Kralingen]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1567227109814198272

Strong era

 

[Rogibear]

Pls alcaraz make the final. Never has tennis needed saving more than now

 

[a10best]

Let's hope Alcaraz saves tennis

He did beat Rudd easily in Miami. It should be the same result here.

 

[Open Stance]

I don't get the Ruud hate honestly. If he wins the USO, he has a rightful claim to #1 with that and the RG final. What is the rightful #1 anyway? The rankings are all screwed up because of no points at Wimbledon. Since they screwed up the rankings, this is the result.

But everybody knows that Djokovic, Nadal and Medvedev are far superior. Ruud had an easy path to the FO final and then was embarrassed by Nadal winning a grand total of 6 games. He would be the worst #1 in the history of tennis.

 

[travlerajm]

I watched him get completely obliterated by Zverev in Cincinnati a year ago. This guy becoming #1 would tell me something is serious screwed up with the tennis ranking system.

Or…. Maybe it’s just that everyone ranked ahead of him has gotten worse?

 

[mike danny]

But everybody knows that Djokovic, Nadal and Medvedev are far superior. Ruud had an easy path to the FO final and then was embarrassed by Nadal winning a grand total of 6 games. He would be the worst #1 in the history of tennis.

Wouldn't call Med superior. He's also one of the bad no.1's.

 

[Open Stance]

Wouldn't call Med superior. He's also one of the bad no.1's.

He's better than Ruud.

 

[NoleFam]

But everybody knows that Djokovic, Nadal and Medvedev are far superior. Ruud had an easy path to the FO final and then was embarrassed by Nadal winning a grand total of 6 games. He would be the worst #1 in the history of tennis.

Medvedev is definitely not far superior to him this year. Djokovic and Nadal are though but Djokovic didn't play 2 Slams and none of the hardcourt Masters. Federer, Djokovic, Murray and Wawrinka all got destroyed by Nadal at RG. He's not alone in that regard.

 

[mike danny]

Medvedev is definitely not far superior to him this year. Djokovic and Nadal are though but Djokovic didn't play 2 Slams and none of the hardcourt Masters. Federer, Djokovic, Murray and Wawrinka all got destroyed by Nadal at RG. He's not alone in that regard.

Not by a 36 year old Nadal though, while being 12 years younger.

 

[NoleFam]

Not by a 36 year old Nadal though, while being 12 years younger.

Nadal was 34 when he crushed everybody including Djokovic at 2020 RG. What's the difference?

 

[mike danny]

Nadal was 34 when he crushed everybody including Djokovic at 2020 RG. What's the difference?

Djokovic wasn't 12 years younger?

 

[Open Stance]

Or…. Maybe it’s just that everyone ranked ahead of him has gotten worse?

Or vaccine and political bans are artificially doctoring the rankings? Djokovic would have at least an additional 3,000 points if he were permitted to play AO, IW, Miami, Cincy and USO. If Med were permitted to play the grass season, he probably would have picked up another 500 points or so.

 

[NoleFam]

Djokovic wasn't 12 years younger?

Age doesn't matter when someone is just far superior to you on a surface. Thiem was the best the sport had to offer outside of the big 3 and he got destroyed multiple times by Nadal at RG.

 

[mike danny]

Or vaccine and political bans are artificially doctoring the rankings? Djokovic would have at least an additional 3,000 points if he were permitted to play AO, IW, Miami, Cincy and USO. If Med were permitted to play the grass season, he probably would have picked up another 500 points or so.

He did play the grass season and was embarrassed by several players.

A deep run at Wimb is unlikely considering he lost early at the USO.

 

[AnOctorokForDinner]

Age doesn't matter when someone is just far superior to you on a surface. Thiem was the best the sport had to offer outside of the big 3 and he got destroyed multiple times by Nadal at RG.

Says something about the quality of the best the sport has to offer then.

 

[mike danny]

Age doesn't matter when someone is just far superior to you on a surface. Thiem was the best the sport had to offer outside of the big 3 and he got destroyed multiple times by Nadal at RG.

Well, then that's a problem.

I understood your initial point, but bringing up that Federer, Djokovic and Wawrinka also got destroyed by Nadal doesn't have much value here when they weren't facing a mid 30's Nadal with an age advantage. I doubt Fedovic would get destroyed by 36 year old Nadal.

Let's stop pretending like every version of Nadal is the same. This one even got pushed to 5 by FAA.

 

[NoleFam]

Says something about the quality of the best the sport has to offer then.

Nadal is just a different beast on Chatrier court. Only two guys have been able to take him down. Not really a good barometer to use to measure Ruud's skills or lack thereof.

 

[mike danny]

Nadal is just a different beast on Chatrier court.

2017 Nadal yes. I don't think his other older versions were really that amazing that he would've beaten everyone else. His competition at RG hasn't been good in his 30's.

 

[NoleFam]

Well, then that's a problem.

I understood your initial point, but bringing up that Federer, Djokovic and Wawrinka also got destroyed by Nadal doesn't have much value here when they weren't facing a mid 30's Nadal with an age advantage. I doubt Fedovic would get destroyed by 36 year old Nadal.

Let's stop pretending like every version of Nadal is the same. This one even got pushed to 5 by FAA.

Nadal upped his level after that FAA match. I'm sure if he played like that, Ruud would have played him a lot closer but that was a RG final and by the time he reaches that stage, he's unstoppable and goes into another gear. Being destroyed by Nadal at RG is par for the course. There are better factors to use to say he shouldn't be #1 than that one.

 

[Open Stance]

Ruud's record is 38-15 this year with 3 250 clay titles. Nadal is 35-4 with 4 titles - 2 slams. Djokovic is 23-5. How can you be #1 when you only win 72% of your matches?

 

[Poisoned Slice]

What I'd like to have right now, is for all you fat, ugly, Talk Tennis sweathogs to keep the noise down while I take my racquet out and show the mug crew what real sexy number one tennis is supposed to look like.

 

[tennis_pro]

Come on, Casper. Do it for the LOLs.

 

[DSH]

It all rests on Carlos’ small, puny, 5’3” shoulders.

I shudder at the thought. Although Ruud is a very nice and genuine person, and I have nothing bad to say about him.

The Ruud guy is a nice person.

 

[Im(moral) Winner]

I am confused why Ruud gets so much hate on this forum compared to a guy like Kyrgios. People don’t like a success story of a guy putting in the miles, shoring up his weaknesses, and putting himself in position to be highly ranked? Don’t we criticize other guys for NOT doing what ruud has done with his serce and BH the past year.

No titles above 250, 3 top 10 wins in the past 52 weeks (maybe you can count Berrettini at the USO and Hurkacz at RG), not much of a peak level yet

 

[mike danny]

Nadal upped his level after that FAA match. I'm sure if he played like that, Ruud would have played him a lot closer but that was a RG final and by the time he reaches that stage, he's unstoppable and goes into another gear. Being destroyed by Nadal at RG is par for the course. There are better factors to use to say he shouldn't be #1 than that one.

That was the last thing on my mind anyway.

 

[Poisoned Slice]

Yo, it's about that time
To bring forth the backhand dimes
I'm a get mine so get yours
I wanna see bets with Kralingen scores
On the house tip is how I'm swinging this
Strictly number one, boy, I ain't failing this
Bringing this to the entire nation
Black, white, red, brown
Feel the vibration

It's such a Ruud vibration
It's such a sweet sensation
It's such a Ruud vibration
It's such a sweet sensation

 

[Djokovic2011]

Yo, it's about that time
To bring forth the backhand dimes
I'm a get mine so get yours
I wanna see bets with Kralingen scores
On the house tip is how I'm swinging this
Strictly number one, boy, I ain't failing this
Bringing this to the entire nation
Black, white, red, brown
Feel the vibration

It's such a Ruud vibration
It's such a sweet sensation
It's such a Ruud vibration
It's such a sweet sensation

Who's that in your avatar PS?

 

[Poisoned Slice]

Who's that in your avatar PS?

Lisandro Martinez and Antony. Back when they were both still at Ajax.

 

[Born_to_slice]

Ruud's FH is a world class shot and an absolute joy to watch. Rest of his game is nicely shaping up. Already played one slam final this year so guy is a good player. He's only 23 too.

 

[AnOctorokForDinner]

Nadal is just a different beast on Chatrier court. Only two guys have been able to take him down. Not really a good barometer to use to measure Ruud's skills or lack thereof.

Oldal ain't much of a beast anymore. Good at exposing mugs though.