In Buenos Aires on Sunday, Casper Ruud (23) won the 7e title of his career, the sixth on clay. As a surface specialist, he has an obvious reference: Rafael Nadal. The Norwegian knew what he wanted to do when the legend revealed itself to the eyes of the whole world in 2005. Ruud was then…6 years old.
“The first memory I have of tennis is watching Rafael Nadal on television, when he won Roland-Garros for the first time. Watching him, I remember thinking: I want to play on the big stage one day. This is where the first motivation came to me“, said the 8e worldwide at Tennis Channel.
He is just waiting to pass a milestone at the French Open where he has surprisingly never exceeded 3e tour.
Posted on Monday, February 14, 2022 at 4:55 PM
