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Casper Ruud was superior in the first round of the Grand Slam French Open tournament in tennis on Monday night.
Against the Japanese Yuichi Sugita, he won in three straight sets (6-1, 6-3, 6-1) in impressive fashion. But there are other statistics that make the tennis world open its eyes to the Norwegian superstar.
With the victory, Ruud has won 16 matches on clay this season. No other player has won more clay matches this year, the ATP Tour writes on its website.
– Of course it’s okay. He shows he is one of the best on gravel this year, his father and coach Christian Rudd tells NRK.
16 wins and great form
It should also be mentioned that Ruud has played many more tournaments than the best this season. The four highest ranked tennis players in the world have played a total of three clay tournaments this year. Ruud has played five and reached two finals and two semi-finals.
– There are some of those in the top 10-15 who haven’t played as much on clay so that stat may be a bit of a lie, but it shows that Casper is one of the best clay players so far this year . It’s fun to be on top of that statistic, says Christian Ruud.
EASY WIN: Ruud had no trouble advancing from the first round of the French Open on Monday.
Photo: Christophe Ena / AP
– He says Casper’s potential is great. He is young and works, we try to do better all the time, he adds.
Has fought with the shoulder
In any case, the last few weeks show that the 21-year-old is in very good shape. And this week, Ruud plays the French Open, one of the four most prestigious tennis tournaments in the world. The tournament is played on land.
– I hope he can do well here too, then we’ll see what the future holds, if Casper can become a new gravel star. We can expect that, says Papa Ruud.
The statistics in the first game this week were also impressive. Halfway through the match, Ruud had earned more than twice as many points as the opponent. Ruud won the sets 6-1, 6-3 and 6-1.
Before the game, Ruud had had some pain in his shoulder after tournaments for the past two weeks. Papa Ruud doesn’t think the shoulder will pose great challenges for the rest of the French Open.
– I think the legs looked good and the shoulder too. “We are pleased that it was also quite a short match,” Father Ruud tells Eurosport.
In the next round, Casper Ruud meets Tommy Paul. Paul is ranked the 55th best tennis player in the world. The game is played as scheduled on Wednesday.
