Ruud has history on his side to win Roland Garros 2023

[Hitman]

Get bagelled by Nadal in a Roland Garros final and you win the very next Roland Garros tournament.

Ruud has Nadal's blessing

 

[Purestriker]

Get bagelled by Nadal in a Roland Garros final and you win the very next Roland Garros tournament.

Ruud has Nadal's blessing

Cool cool.

 

[Mediterranean Might]

Or he could be the first player in history to get bagels in two consecutive RG finals.

History in the making indeed

 

[Hood_Man]

 

[CoolCoolCool]

Cool cool.

Cool.

 

[Airspun]

Ruud plus shania equals love ❤️

 

[Hood_Man]

Cool.

 

[TheNachoMan]

He’s never won anything above a 250..lol

 

[pj80]

Get bagelled by Nadal in a Roland Garros final and you win the very next Roland Garros tournament.

Ruud has Nadal's blessing

But the deal is you have to go through Nadal again next year...which Ruud can't

 

[Sudacafan]

He’s never won anything above a 250..lol

Each of his GS finals ranking points are almost worth 5 250's.

 

[Hitman]

But the deal is you have to go through Nadal again next year...which Ruud can't

And what happened to Federer in 08 and 09 then?

 

[btsjungkook]

Maybe if Carlos-Djokovic match goes 5 sets then he'll have a chance.

 

[pj80]

And what happened to Federer in 08 and 09 then?

It only happened 3 times in history...so odds are not great

 

[rigged]

Well, the history said that the one who beat Nadal at RG was destined to lose the final against an one-handed backhand... till Djokovic came back from 0-2. So I won't rely on history when it comes to Nole.

 

[insideoutforehands]

The only history that will ever involve Ruud is the record he is going to easily set in this era of most slam finals without ever winning one. And possibly the answer to a future trivia question "who is the player who never won a title above 250 level from Norway who made X number of slam finals between 2022-2026".

 

[Silverbullet96]

 

[Silverbullet96]

You underestimate Ruud's capability, he will defy history against all odds

 

[travlerajm]

He’s never won anything above a 250..lol

Don’t dis’ him for being an over-performer in Best-of-5 format. It’s just who he is.

 

[leodevlin]

That's a relief.

 

[Sampras-Bruguera 1993]

I think he will definitely have a better showing this year as Djokovic is not Nadal on clay.. But he will still lose. Ruud is good for a set. Hes playing very good tennis. But Djoker is still Djoker

 

[travlerajm]

The only way Casper wins tomorrow is if something funky and un-Djokovic like happens, and Djokovic either plays like a shell of himself or has a physical issue like a normal mortal 36-year-old.

 

[Sampras-Bruguera 1993]

The only way Casper wins tomorrow is if something funky and un-Djokovic like happens, and Djokovic either plays like a shell of himself or has a physical issue like a normal mortal 36-year-old.

Yea thats the only way... He can't beat Djokovic outright

 

[Smecz]

Get bagelled by Nadal in a Roland Garros final and you win the very next Roland Garros tournament.

Ruud has Nadal's blessing

If Ruud wins Roland Garros 2023, it will be the greatest sensation of current tennis and a huge humiliation for Djokovic in history.

This will be worse than Carlos cramping and losing him.

But that's a mission impossible

Unless Djokovic makes a big circus.

unlikely event, but this is Ruud's only chance!!!

 

[jondice]

Novak is going to utterly destroy poor, likable Ruud. I predict all in an hour and a half, tops.

 

[Sampras-Bruguera 1993]

Djoker is a good dude.. He'll gift him a set and take a dump between sets. But really its just Godzilla playing with thousands of fleeing japanese now

 

[SonnyT]

C'mon, it's a sporting event. So a heavy favorite would be 75-25! In effects, 3 out of 4.

 

[DIMI_D]

No player in history has failed to win a slam when having made at least 3 GS finals

 

[Sudacafan]

No player in history has failed to win a slam when having made at least 3 GS finals

Lendl won in his fifth try at a GS final in 1984 RG coming back from 0-2 sets down against McEnroe.
After a 0-4 initial slam final record, he ended 8-11.

 

[Bertie B]

Is he playing better than Tsitsipas in 2021?

 

[platypus50]

OP, Stan somehow missed that memo in 2014 but did great to seize his chance and capitalised on his match-up advantage against Djoker in 2015 to win it

I honestly think Djoker will in straights or 4 sets max but Ruud will win more than 6 games in total which he managed in last year's RG final

 

[Sudacafan]

If Ruud beats Djokovic tomorrow, I'll be sending a bottle of fine Malbec to everyone.
(I am very stingy with my wine bottles)

 

[DIMI_D]

Lendl won in his fifth try at a GS final in 1984 RG coming back from 0-2 sets down against McEnroe.
After a 0-4 initial slam final record, he ended 8-11.

Yes and Murray I think it was on the 4th go. Although history has everyone that’s had 3 GS finals min has one grand slam. Although Tony Roche they count the 3GS finals he lost in open era so he is sort of the exception but he did win GS and made finals in the amateur era…

 

[DSH]

Is he playing better than Tsitsipas in 2021?

Maybe so, but he will face a worse version of the opponent Tsitsipas faced two years ago.
Should that count for something?

 

[weakera]

No player in history has failed to win a slam when having made at least 3 GS finals

There's a first time for everything

 

[NAS]

Ruud has huge chance to win, he is facing neither Rafa nor Carlos

 

[weakera]

Ruud has huge chance to win, he is facing neither Rafa nor Carlos

Just Djokovic?

 

[NAS]

Just Djokovic?

I would have given him 5 to 10 ( most probably zero) perecnt facing Rafa or Carlos.
But 25 percent for Novak, Novak can be sucked into playing big raliies which may cause him ufe.
Rafa and Carlos blow off Ruud type players on clay

 

[weakera]

I would have given him 5 to 10 ( most probably zero) perecnt facing Rafa or Carlos.
But 25 percent for Novak, Novak can be sucked into playing big raliies which may cause him ufe.
Rafa and Carlos blow off Ruud type players on clay

Ruud would have had a chance in a QF, not a Final

 

[NAS]

Ruud would have had a chance in a QF, not a Final

Well everybody has a chance, I gave him around 5 to 10 perecnt last year against Rafa so...

 

[Unseeded Player]

Ruud has huge chance to win, he is facing neither Rafa nor Carlos

He played 4 match so far against Novak and lost all 4 with 0 sets won, you think he can win 3 sets in 1 match? Ruud is good player, he is top 10 for 2 years now, this is his 3rd gs final but he has newer won anything above 250....Novak did had chokes earlier but losing against Ruud would be sensation..

 

[NAS]

He played 4 match so far against Novak and lost all 4 with 0 sets won, you think he can win 3 sets in 1 match? Ruud is good player, he is top 10 for 2 years now, this is his 3rd gs final but he has newer won anything above 250....Novak did had chokes earlier but losing against Ruud would be sensation..

See my post above to weakera, I am not saying Ruud is winning or Ruud is favorite, I gave him more chance in compare to Rafa or Carlos

 

[Unseeded Player]

See my post above to weakera, I am not saying Ruud is winning or Ruud is favorite, I gave him more chance in compare to Rafa or Carlos

By thinking Ruud can put Novak into long rallies!? Novak has won 2 RG so far and this will be his 7th final. Borg has played final 6 times. Novak has won all big clay tournaments multiple times and has huge experience against Nadal. Carlos has youth and speed but his head can not be matched with Novak's.

 

[Nadal_King]

No player in history has failed to win a slam when having made at least 3 GS finals

No Thiem won his 4th try

 

[NAS]

By thinking Ruud can put Novak into long rallies!? Novak has won 2 RG so far and this will be his 7th final. Borg has played final 6 times. Novak has won all big clay tournaments multiple times and has huge experience against Nadal. Carlos has youth and speed but his head can not be matched with Novak's.

Dude I gave Ruud 20 to 25 perecnt chance, you think that make him favorite?
What is your assessment, how much chance you are ready to give to Ruud

 

[Unseeded Player]

Dude I gave Ruud 20 to 25 perecnt chance, you think that make him favorite?
What is your assessment, how much chance you are ready to give to Ruud

I know but I don't see why Alcaraz has bigger chances? Today match...If the roof is closed because of rain.. 95-5%..If it's not 90-10%... Only thing that can raise Casper chances is that Novak play terrible today...

 

[abmk]

Yes and Murray I think it was on the 4th go. Although history has everyone that’s had 3 GS finals min has one grand slam. Although Tony Roche they count the 3GS finals he lost in open era so he is sort of the exception but he did win GS and made finals in the amateur era…

USO 12 was Murray's 5th slam final. USO 08, AO 10, AO 11, Wim 12 were the first 4.

 

[junior74]

Get bagelled by Nadal in a Roland Garros final and you win the very next Roland Garros tournament.

Ruud has Nadal's blessing

Lol, now all we need is a Sureshian blessing

 

[jl809]

If Ruud wins this final I will just quit this forum. For real. I’ll abandon tennis, which is clearly irretrievably broken, and become a basketball fan or something idk

 

[RS]

If Ruud wins this final I will just quit this forum. For real. I’ll abandon tennis, which is clearly irretrievably broken, and become a basketball fan or something idk

We are active on the Football thread and a few other sports too. You could just post there

 

[jl809]

We are active on the Football thread. You could just post there

That works too