The Ruud Awakening!

After such a good start to the season it would be disappointing for Casper Ruud if he failed to qualify for the upcoming ATP Finals tournament, which is less than three weeks away. To keep his chances alive the Norwegian must have a good run at this week's tournament in Basel, where he is the no. 2 seed.

On Wednesday, in first-round action, Ruud will take on Roberto Bautista Agut, who is in very good form having won the singles title in Antwerp last week. The Spaniard currently leads their head-to-head 2-1, but they haven't played each other in more than two years.
 
Old school RBA takes out Ruud in R1.

He used to be an improving player. 2nd half of the season has been spectacularly bad.
 
Jordan Thompson must now like seeing Casper Ruud on the other side of the net. On Tuesday night, in the second round of the Masters Series 1000 tournament in Paris, the Australian beat the Norwegian for the third time in four meetings this year. The final score was 7-6(3), 3-6, 6-4. Ruud made a total of 53 unforced errors in the match and has further decreased his chances of qualifying for the ATP Finals in Turin in two weeks' time.
 
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Joseph_K said:
Jordan Thompson must now like seeing Casper Ruud on the other side of the net. On Tuesday night, in the second round of the Masters Series 1000 tournament in Paris, The Australasian beat the Norwegian for the third time in four meetings this year. The final score was 7-6(3), 3-6, 6-4. Ruud made a total of 53 unforced errors in the match and has further decreased his chances of qualifying for the ATP Finals in Turin in two weeks' time.
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Loses another even match, which has become quite the habit...
 
How is he clinging on to his top #10 spot (currently at #8)??? :oops:

Methinks he needs to part with Dad (like Tsitsipas has just done) and find himself a new coach pronto!!!
 
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Mainad said:
How is he clinging on to his top #10 place (currently at #8)??? :oops:

Methinks he needs to part with Dad (like Tsitsipas has just done) and find himself a new coach pronto!!!
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Definitely should make some changes, if its not too late! His going to blow the tour finals, he doesnt belong there anyway.
 
Jonas78 said:
Yeah me too. Did you read this? Im a bit surprised.

www.tv2.no

Gjør ikke som stjernene: - Føler ikke at det er nødvendig

PARIS (TV 2): Verdens to beste tennisspillere er begge åpne om hvordan mentale trenere har hjulpet dem. Casper Ruud (25) klarer seg uten.
www.tv2.no www.tv2.no
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Yeah, that's strange...
The tennis world was surprised by Casper's mental strength when he broke through.
Now he's become a soft bunny who loses over and over with a stupid smile on his face. Unwatchable.
 
junior74 said:
Yeah, that's strange...
The tennis world was surprised by Casper's mental strength when he broke through.
Now he's become a soft bunny who loses over and over with a stupid smile on his face. Unwatchable.
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Yeah he loses every even match but doesnt think he needs some mental coaching :unsure:
 
With just over a week to go until the ATP Finals Casper Ruud is virtually sure of qualifying as one of the Top 8 despite his recent poor play. One of the main reasons for this is that Novak Djokovic, the player just ahead of Ruud in the Race to Turin, seems to have ended his 2024 season although he is the defending champion in Turin.

Five players have already qualified for the season-ending finals and, as of today, only four more can still do so: Djokovic (6), Ruud (7), Alex De Minaur (8) and Andrey Rublev (9). De Minaur is playing in Belgrade next week, while Ruud and Rublev are both taking part in the tournament in Metz.

A native of Belgrade, Djokovic will be the most notable absentee from the tournament being held in his hometown for the first time since 2021. His absence will make qualification that little bit easier for the three players immediately behind him in the Race to Turin.
 
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With just over a week to go until the ATP Finals Casper Ruud is virtually sure of qualifying as one of the Top 8 despite his recent poor play. One of the main reasons for this is that Novak Djokovic, the player just ahead of Ruud in the Race to Turin, seems to have ended his 2024 season although he is the defending champion in Turin.

Five players have already qualified for ghe season-ending finals and, as of today, only four more can still do so: Djokovic (6), Ruud (7), Alex De Minaur (8) and Andrey Rublev (9). De Minaur is playing in Belgrade next week, while Ruud and Rublev are both taking part in the tournament in Metz.

A native of Belgrade, Djokovic will be the most notable absentee from the tournament being held in his hometown for the first time since 2021. His absence will make qualification that little bit easier for the three players immediately behind him in the Race to Turin.
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Seems like he will be losing to old RBA two times in a row :X3:
 
Earlier on Tuesday defending champion Novak Djokovic announced that, due to an ongoing injury, he will not be taking part in this year's ATP Finals tournament in Turin. His withdrawal means that Casper Ruud, Alex De Minaur and Andrey Rublev automatically fill the remaining three places in the singles event.
 
Ronaldo said:
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Jonas78 said:
When you lose over and over again, do not change anything!!
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I worked as a consultant in schools 20 years ago or so. It was fascinating to see the school system's belief in doing more of the same, instead of adjusting the approach. It's sad to think about all the thousands of children who have been punished in school by a rigid system - kept rigid by pedagogues of all people... Madness.
 
Can Casper Ruud rediscover some form at his last tournament of the year, next week's ATP Finals in Turin. It won't be easy for the Norwegian, especially because he has been drawn in the same group as Carlos Alcaraz, Alexander Zverev and Andrey Rublev. Then again, he has beaten A. Zverev and Rublev before, and a victory over Alcaraz would certainly help boost the Norwegian's confidence.
 
With a lot of help from his opponent, Carlos Alcaraz, Casper Ruud won his first round robin match at the ATP Finals in Turin on Monday afternoon. Sometimes the Spaniard looks like one of the greatest players of all time, at other times he looks like an average Top 100 player. On Monday, he made 34 unforced errors and let a 5-2 lead slip in the second set as Ruud came back to seal a 6-1, 7-5 win. This result is all the more surprising given Ruud’s recent run of dreadful form. But the Norwegian won't be complaining.
 
Joseph_K said:
With a lot of help from his opponent, Carlos Alcaraz, Casper Ruud won his first round robin match at the ATP Finals in Turin on Monday afternoon. Sometimes the Spaniard looks like one of the greatest players of all time, at other times he looks like an average Top 100 player. On Monday, he made 34 unforced errors and let a 5-2 lead slip in the second set as Ruud came back to seal a 6-1, 7-5 win. This result is all the more surprising given Ruud’s recent run of dreadful form. But the Norwegian won't be complaining.
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Didn't watch, but from the score it looks like a good comeback by Ruud in the 2nd.

Anyway, a good win is a good win!

Kom an, Casper!
 
Things aren’t getting any easier for Casper Ruud at the ATP Finals in Turin. Later on Wednesday he faces Alexander Zverev in their second round robin match. Interestingly, the Norwegian has won two of their last three encounters, but the German leads their overall head-to-head 3-2.
 
Casper Ruud detained Alexander Zverev for 90 minutes on Wednesday evening at the ATP Finals in Turin. The first set of their match was very even until the tiebreak that ended it. There, Zverev led by 6 points to 1 before taking it by 7 points to 3. The second set was even up to 3-all. After that the German won 12 of the next 14 points to take the set and the match, 7-6(3), 6-3.

Casper Ruud will have to beat Andrey Rublev in their final round robin match if the Norwegian is to be in with a hope of reaching the semi-finals. The Russian currently leads their head-to-head 5-2, but they haven't played since the summer of 2023. What's more, Rublev has already lost to Carlos Alcaraz and Zverev in Turin, so can't qualify for the semi-finals.
 
Although he really only needed to win one set in his last round robin match at the ATP Finals in Turin on Friday, Casper Ruud nevertheless played a superbly aggressive, offensive match to beat Andrey Rublev 6-4, 5-7, 6-2, and qualify for the semi-finals for the third time in three appearances at the season-ending championships.

The Norwegian hit 34 winners, including 15 aces, and made 75% of his first serves in one of his best performances in recent months. He wobbled only once, when losing serve at 5-6 in the second set. Rublev won the first game of the third set, but then Ruud won 12 of the next 14 points to move ahead 3-1. From 3-2, the Norwegian won 12 of the next 15 points, finishing the match with an ace for a well-deserved win.
 
Someone needs to explain me why Ruud is so brilliant on this particular indoor fast court in Torino. But completely sucks (for his standards) in EVERY other indoor tournaments and every fast courts in general. He hardly ever wins 2 consecutive matches in Paris-Bercy, Basel, Rotterdam, Cincinnati, Shanghaï, AO, Wimbledon, Madrid. In Metz he just lost to a guy ranked outside of the top-100. Most of his other biggest successes (barring WTF) were either on clay or on slower hard courts (Toronto, Miami, US Open 2022 was slower than other seasons)... Yet he is a different player in this Palasport Arena. Semifinal in 2021, final in 2022, semifinal in 2024. He beat Rublev 3 times, Alcaraz, Norrie, Auger and Fritz. Even Djokovic struggled a bit to beat him in the 2022 final. He has said more than once he loves this tournament and this court. Big mystery to me.
 
Lauren_Girl' said:
Someone needs to explain me why Ruud is so brilliant on this particular indoor fast court in Torino. But completely sucks (for his standards) in EVERY other indoor tournaments and every fast courts in general. He hardly ever wins 2 consecutive matches in Paris-Bercy, Basel, Rotterdam, Cincinnati, Shanghaï, AO, Wimbledon, Madrid. In Metz he just lost to a guy ranked outside of the top-100. Most of his other biggest successes (barring WTF) were either on clay or on slower hard courts (Toronto, Miami, US Open 2022 was slower than other seasons)... Yet he is a different player in this Palasport Arena. Semifinal in 2021, final in 2022, semifinal in 2024. He beat Rublev 3 times, Alcaraz, Norrie, Auger and Fritz. Even Djokovic struggled a bit to beat him in the 2022 final. He has said more than once he loves this tournament and this court. Big mystery to me.
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He just explained you himself... unfortunately
 
Lauren_Girl' said:
Someone needs to explain me why Ruud is so brilliant on this particular indoor fast court in Torino. But completely sucks (for his standards) in EVERY other indoor tournaments and every fast courts in general. He hardly ever wins 2 consecutive matches in Paris-Bercy, Basel, Rotterdam, Cincinnati, Shanghaï, AO, Wimbledon, Madrid. In Metz he just lost to a guy ranked outside of the top-100. Most of his other biggest successes (barring WTF) were either on clay or on slower hard courts (Toronto, Miami, US Open 2022 was slower than other seasons)... Yet he is a different player in this Palasport Arena. Semifinal in 2021, final in 2022, semifinal in 2024. He beat Rublev 3 times, Alcaraz, Norrie, Auger and Fritz. Even Djokovic struggled a bit to beat him in the 2022 final. He has said more than once he loves this tournament and this court. Big mystery to me.
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Priorities. Most of those tournaments he just doesn't care about as his focus is clay season, Roland Garros and then the ATP finals.
 
No. 6 seed Casper Ruud has been drawn against Jaume Munar in first-round action at this year's Australian Open. The pair are scheduled to meet on Rod Laver Arena on Sunday afternoon, 12th January. Although the Norwegian leads their head-to-head 2-1, the Spaniard won their last encounter, on an outdoor hard court in Tokyo in 2022. Ruud had won their first two encounters, both of which were on clay.
 
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Earlier on Sunday, in Melbourne, Casper Ruud beat Jaume Munar in five sets to advance to the second round of the men’s singles event at this year’s Australian Open. The Spaniard appears to like playing the Norwegian on a hard court, but ran out of steam in the fifth set as Ruud recorded a 6-3, 1-6, 7-5, 2-6, 6-1 win. In the next round the Norwegian will face 19-year-old Jakub Mensik, a dangerous unseeded player whom he has never met before.
 
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Earlier on Friday, at the ATP 500 indoor tournament in Dallas, no. 2 seed Casper Ruud advanced to the semi-finals when his opponent, Yoshihito Nishioka, retired injured with the score 7-5, 3-2 in the Norwegian's favour. In the last four Ruud will face the Spaniard Jaume Munar. Ruud currently leads their head-to-head 3-1. The Norwegian won their last encounter in five sets in the first round of this year's Australian Open.
 
A thrilling three-set win for Casper Ruud against Jaume Munar earlier on Saturday in semi-final action in Dallas. The Norwegian took a one-sided first set 6-2 before the Spaniard did the same in the second set. In the third set Munar played some excellent defensive and offensive tennis to frustrate the Norwegian who, try as he would, couldn’t break his opponent’s serve. At 4-all Munar did break, to 15, but in the next game, when serving for the match, played some of his poorest tennis and was himself broken in turn.

Somewhat inevitably it all came down to a tiebreak in the end. Here, Ruud proved to be the calmer and more confident player as he went ahead 3-1, then 4-2, 5-3 and 6-3. An unforced error from Munar gave the Norwegian the match on his second match point as he recorded a memorable 6-2, 2-6, 7-6(4) win in two-and-a-half hours.
 
Casper Ruud is the no. 2 at next week's Mexican Open in Acapulco, where he was runner-up to Jordan Thompson one year ago. In the first round the Norwegian will face Arthur Rinderknech. Ruud currently leads their head-to-head 2-0.
 
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