There has been another major upset in the second round of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne. American Jenson Brooksby knocked out second seed Casper Ruud of Norway, recording a 6-3, 7-5, 6-7, 6-2 victory. Brooksby thereby extinguished the Norwegian’s hopes of winning the first Grand Slam title and topping the world rankings. Two […]
Casper Ruud enjoyed a breakout season in 2022, climbing as high as No. 2 in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings and reaching his first two Grand Slam finals at Roland Garros and the US Open. By his side throughout his journey has been his father and coach, Christian Ruud. With the first five episodes of Netflx’s […]
Serb Laslo Djere edged out Norwegian Casper Ruud, the top seed, 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (3) to move into the quarter-finals of the Auckland Open at the ASB Tennis Centre on Wednesday night. Djere, ranked No 70, will play Constant Lestienne next. Ahead of his victory, the Serb edged out Spaniard Jaume Munar (3-6, 6-1, 7-6 […]
Casper Ruud’s determination to never stop improving has helped him become the most successful male player in the history of Norwegian tennis. Yet despite winning nine ATP Tour titles, reaching two Grand Slam finals and climbing as high as No. 2 in the Pepperstone ATP Rankings, the 23-year-old remains one of the most grounded personalities […]
World No.3 Casper Ruud of Norway, Germany’s Alexander Zverev and Austrian No.1, Dominic Thiem will all be back in Davis Cup action as well as world No.3 doubles player, Rajeev Ram of USA. The possible Davis Cup debut of Sweden’s Leo Borg, son of Bjorn Borg, could also be one of the highlights of the […]
BRISBANE: World number three Casper Ruud cruised past Thiago Monteiro in straight sets but it was in vain as Norway crashed in their mixed teams United Cup tie against Brazil in Brisbane on Sunday. After the Brazilians won both opening singles rubbers Saturday, Ruud’s 6-3, 6-2 victory brought his country back into contention. But the […]
Norway began Sunday in a deep hole against Brazil trailing 0-2 in their United Cup tie. Despite World No. 3 Casper Ruud keeping his country’s hopes alive, Norway was unable to claw all the way back. World No. 118 Laura Pigossi defeated Ulrikke Eikeri 6-3 6-4 to clinch a win for Brazil. Pigossi’s victory gave […]
World number three Casper Ruud easily won his match at the United Cup Ryan LIM Text size World number three Casper Ruud cruised past Thiago Monteiro in straight sets to give Norway some hope in their mixed teams United Cup tie against Brazil in Brisbane on Sunday. After Brazil won both opening singles rubbers Saturday, […]
Casper Ruud‘s Australian swing was cut short one year ago as an ankle injury forced his withdrawal from the Australian Open after two ATP Cup wins. The Norwegian will once again begin his season by representing his country Down Under, this time at the inaugural United Cup. The World No. 3 will need a strong […]