Ruud on Sinner loss: "Honestly I think it was more fun than anything"

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https://twitter.com/x/status/1923090823043834158

"Casper Ruud after his 6-0 6-1 loss to Jannik Sinner:

"It doesn't feel so bad. Honestly, I think it was more fun than anything, even though I lost 0&1. You just look at the guy and say: 'Wow, this is kind of next level ****.' [..] It was almost fun to witness at the same time."

What do we think of this response? On one hand, that's a pretty worrying comment for a guy who came into this match as a 50/50 bet. But then again, he always says stuff like this and then racks up more wins right after.
 
Ruud is both a likable winner when he wins and a likable loser when he loses. Sounds like he felt like he was being given a lesson today. He doesn’t make sour comments like Zverev did today after losing to Musetti. Who do you want your aspiring tennis pro kids to be like?
 
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Cabeza del Demonio said:
https://twitter.com/x/status/1923090823043834158

"Casper Ruud after his 6-0 6-1 loss to Jannik Sinner:

"It doesn't feel so bad. Honestly, I think it was more fun than anything, even though I lost 0&1. You just look at the guy and say: 'Wow, this is kind of next level ****.' [..] It was almost fun to witness at the same time."

What do we think of this response? On one hand, that's a pretty worrying comment for a guy who came into this match as a 50/50 bet. But then again, he always says stuff like this and then racks up more wins right after.
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Nothing to see hear. Drubbings happen. laugh it off and rest up before RG. Id be more concerned if he laughed about a 7-6 loss after 4 hours in the 3rd set.
 
I’m shocked Ruud is like 0-3 in slam finals after comments like that. Now granted he ain’t on sinners level but it is clay (Ruuds best surface and sinners worst) he shouldn’t be happy being forcefed bagels on clay up his rear. This guy made 2 RG finals and sinner is not Nadal on clay . You shouldn’t ever be happy being bageled

These kids just have no drive today today or take things seriously at all or personal. Have some personal pride man. You should NOT be getting bageled or accepting bagels against anyone but 2008 Nadal on clay
 
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Saw the match. Sinner was playing at insane level. Ruud could possibly take a game or two here and there but it's not much.

Sinner has huge tactical advantage. His last 5 sets vs ruud, he has lost 5 games in total.
 
Now there would be some members here preaching how ruud needs more fire and his attitude is not right.

If such members exist, I would say they understand nothing.

Skills comes first. Mentality is very small part of tennis.
 
The guy reached 2 RG finals. He’s not a clay journeymen . Even if your opponent is more talented, you have to at least have some pride to make the score line respectable
 
nolefam_2024 said:
Saw the match. Sinner was playing at insane level. Ruud could possibly take a game or two here and there but it's not much.

Sinner has huge tactical advantage. His last 5 sets vs ruud, he has lost 5 games in total.
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Only one of them was on clay though, right? Ok clay, Ruud should be able to boss anyone around with his FH, and be making consistent inroads on anyone's serve.

Sinner winning the FH-to-FH exchanges and holding serve with ease is a death sentence for Ruud.
 
Cabeza del Demonio said:
Only one of them was on clay though, right? Ok clay, Ruud should be able to boss anyone around with his FH, and be making consistent inroads on anyone's serve.

Sinner winning the FH-to-FH exchanges and holding serve with ease is a death sentence for Ruud.
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Exactly. Ruud has no winning patterns vs sinner left. I would wait for few more matches and see if there are any players currently that have strategy to beat him.
 
It may be an honest response but, deep down, it must be depressing to realise you are very unlikely to win a match against this particular opponent (H2H now 0-4) and that he will, in all probability, always be a barrier to winning anything big. Ruud is probably lucky to get his sole big title (2025 Madrid) before Sinner returned to the tour.
 
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Mainad said:
It may be an honest response but, deep down, it must be depressing to realise you are very unlikely to win a match against this particular opponent (H2H now 0-4) and that he will, in all probability, always be a barrier to winning anything big. Ruud is probably lucky to get his sole big title (2025 Madrid) before Sinner returned to the tour.
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Dude

Roddicked
 
Graceful in defeat, sure.

But you gotta ask yourself how actually mentally tough these guys are when this us what they come up with after such a one sided loss.

I have no problems with a rando playing tennis that's just happy to be there... but a top player? Meh
 
His reputation has always been that he's a really good sport, so not surprised to see this comment. He knows Sinner is so much better than the rest of the field.
 
What you say before or after a match doesn't mean anything. People might say the most fiery motivational thing ever but lose every match afterwards, or they might overly compliment their opponent and say there was nothing they could've done better and win every match afterwards. When will people understand that actions matter more than words.
 
Mainad said:
It may be an honest response but, deep down, it must be depressing to realise you are very unlikely to win a match against this particular opponent (H2H now 0-4) and that he will, in all probability, always be a barrier to winning anything big. Ruud is probably lucky to get his sole big title (2025 Madrid) before Sinner returned to the tour.
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Ferrer was 0-17 vs. Federer and 6-35 in sets. He too won a lone Masters title in part due to good fortune (Fed and Rafa didn't play, and Murray and Djokovic suffered embarrassing upsets). That's the life of a second- or third-tier top tenner. You know you're a good player, but you also know that a few other guys are just indisputably better. Success in the gaps is better than no success at all.
 
JMR said:
Ferrer was 0-17 vs. Federer and 6-35 in sets. He too won a lone Masters title in part due to good fortune (Fed and Rafa didn't play, and Murray and Djokovic suffered embarrassing upsets). That's the life of a second- or third-tier top tenner. You know you're a good player, but you also know that a few other guys are just indisputably better. Success in the gaps is better than no success at all.
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Gap is exponential.
 
If you cannot win couple of games a set and you say you won a Masters 1000 the previous week , just shows what a hollow title and yet another example to ALWAYS view numbers in context
 
Weak response. I get he was probably trying to just deflect the question in a jovial way but it kind of sums up his game. He’s not mean enough.
 
nolefam_2024 said:
Now there would be some members here preaching how ruud needs more fire and his attitude is not right.

If such members exist, I would say they understand nothing.

Skills comes first. Mentality is very small part of tennis.
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That’s because you have never played the sport at any level or ever maybe.

Of course, a certain threshold of skills has to be there for anyone to compete, but if you saw two players, one who is in the top 20 and another one who’s in the top 70 practicing there would be no way to tell them apart for the most part. Can you play a 50–50 sport like this mentality is what separates these players because if you don’t have the mentality, you cannot execute under any sort of pressure. There are some players whose skills, whose height, everything seem to be lacking, but they are just extraordinarily competitive and even with their lesser skills make it very difficult for the opponent because the opponent knows that they will not concede anything.
 
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Pigeon attitude.

I’m sure it was fun if you shelled out for courtside tickets. :rolleyes:
 
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nolefam_2024 said:
Now there would be some members here preaching how ruud needs more fire and his attitude is not right.

If such members exist, I would say they understand nothing.

Skills comes first. Mentality is very small part of tennis.
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Gonna have to push back here, obviously skill is a huge part but mentality is massive in tennis. For instance I don’t think Zverev’s main issue is a lack of skill, it’s his mentality that lets him down.

I will agree that Ruud is comparatively lacking in “skills” i.e. he doesn’t have the tools to counter Sinner in these conditions.
 
I do find the phrasing of “fun” odd. Being somewhat detached from the result makes sense when your opponent has a performance like this and it’s obviously more healthy than Zverev’s post AO comments, but being clobbered like that and calling it fun is a bit… weird. Wonder to what extent he was looking for a better phrase. Something like “awe-inspiring” or in that direction. If he meant it like that I wouldn’t see much of an issue. I’m sure he’s reflecting on how to do better in future encounters with his team - as much as I struggle to see how to do that.
 
ghostofMecir said:
That’s because you have never played the sport at any level or ever maybe.

Of course, a certain threshold of skills has to be there for anyone to compete, but if you saw two players, one who is in the top 20 and another one who’s in the top 70 practicing there would be no way to tell them apart for the most part. Can you play a 50–50 sport like this mentality is what separates these players because if you don’t have the mentality, you cannot execute under any sort of pressure. There are some players who skills, who’s height, everything seem to be lacking, but they are just extraordinarily competitive and even with their lesser skills make it very difficult for the opponent because the opponent knows that they will not concede anything.
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Who's to say we can't tell the difference and who's to say the players themselves can't tell the difference in level? When the match is close, and there's many important points yes it can be the difference in outcome, but what made the match close in the first place was two players of near equivalent skill playing against one of other. By and large it's overrated if compared in significance to overall tennis ability.
 
ADuck said:
Who's to say we can't tell the difference and who's to say the players themselves can't tell the difference in level?
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If it moves and swings like a duck off the baseline and quacks like a duck in the interview, it's got to be a gifted ......
 
I wouldn't be so happy if I bought tickets and then I read Ruud's reaction after the match. I'd be asking myself "wtf did I just payed for?"
 
Lol at people getting upset like you guys have any clue about what mentality you should have. Getting mad won't help him one bit, he just gotta accept it and move on and try to get better. There is literally nothing he could have done. What he can do is learn and try to get better.
 
nolefam_2024 said:
Saw the match. Sinner was playing at insane level. Ruud could possibly take a game or two here and there but it's not much.

Sinner has huge tactical advantage. His last 5 sets vs ruud, he has lost 5 games in total.
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Sinner said straight up that he has a match-up advantage against Ruud. And Sinner's level was something we haven't seen in years IMO.

Ruud needs a bigger arsenal to deal with this level. The most important thing is the ability to return heavy shots with interest by flattening out - instead of rolling the ball back in with a brush - to avoid setting up sitters for Sinner. Ruud played into Sinner's strength, and should have done everything in his power to avoid this by trying everything. Instead, Ruud was on repeat, and "checked out" mentally, just waiting for it to be over. Weak sauce.

I don't like Ruud's reaction here. It's alright to have a laugh and a shake of the head, but his reaction was "too much".
 
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AO13 said:
I don't mean to be rude brother, but this is one of the worst takes I've read in a long time.

Ruud statement after match is... tragic. With that mindset, he will never beat Sinner, and he's 0:4 at the moment.​
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Even on club level, lots of guys with sound technique lose to pusher type players with winner's instinct.

Tennis is a mental game.
 
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