Casper Ruud #1 Watch Party

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rUDin 21

Hall of Fame
Wesling said:
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Nostradamus

Nostradamus

Bionic Poster
Third Serve said:
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.

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ATTENTION:

A prior post by @aldeayeah has alerted me to the fact that Ruud doesn’t even need to win the tournament in order to attain the #1 ranking. Since Nadal lost in the fourth round, his current point tally can theoretically be surpassed by Ruud if he reaches the final. Even if he loses the final, just reaching it will be a win.

That is, unless Alcaraz wins the tournament. Ruud will need to count on Alcaraz losing before the final to have the best chance at becoming number 1. If Alcaraz makes it to the final, Ruud himself will need to finish him off.

Ruud himself still has to beat Berrettini tomorrow, after which he will likely face Kyrgios in a grudge match. Winning both of those will put him in pole position.
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How can i get invited to his family parties ? casper's sisters will surely be there,, i am thinking

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Terenigma

Terenigma

G.O.A.T.
Originally I was laughing at this possibility and cringing at the thought of him being number 1 but after watching his match today, I am absolutely on board the hype train. He played some nice tennis today, awesome passing shots, hit one the shots of the tournament with a stretched FH pass and I am ready to embrace the chaos of him being number 1!
 
Sudacafan

Sudacafan

Bionic Poster
The Norwegians who know about tennis are getting drunk this weekend?

@junior74
Question: How relevant has Ruud become in Norway for people who play tennis, and people who don't?
 
Fabresque

Fabresque

Legend
Tennis is about to die if Tiafoe wins these next two sets.

Not that I don’t want him to win but that means Ruud will become #1 without a single title over 250 level. He will statistically become the worst number 1 of all time.
 
aldeayeah

aldeayeah

G.O.A.T.
Dennis Peterson said:
Tiafoe will have to beat Alcaraz for Rudd to be 1, I don't see Ruud beating Alcaraz in the final, Alcaraz is like 2-0 vs Rudd.
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Not so sure about that. Ruud's return game and backhand are clicking this USO, and his serve and forehand were always pretty good. Plus whoever plays him may be half gassed.

I wouldn't say he's a favorite for the final, but he's certainly not a big underdog.
 
junior74

junior74

Bionic Poster
Sudacafan said:
The Norwegians who know about tennis are getting drunk this weekend?

@junior74
Question: How relevant has Ruud become in Norway for people who play tennis, and people who don't?
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Hehe, logged off and finished the Soave I opened at the beginning of the 4th :D

Casper has meant a lot for other players for years, and the general public is warming to him, although soccer and cross country skiing are the important sports in our country...

The level from Alcaraz, though... Holy smokes!
 
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Clay lover

Clay lover

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The more I look at it the more the Andreev comparison seems apt - maybe even Moya or Ferrero on a good day. They're all from the same spanish mould of running around the backhand and hitting as many heavy forehands as possible.
 
Third Serve

Third Serve

Talk Tennis Guru
Lads… we’ve lost. Our boy fought valiantly to the end and he’s already reached higher highs than (almost) anyone could have anticipated. Casper Ruud will begin his time at the number two spot tomorrow. We hope it will be as brief as possible so he can make another, more successful assault on the #1 spot.
 
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