Winner of three tournaments in a row on clay (in Bastad, Gstaad and Kitzbuhel), Casper Ruud spoke after his success in Austria. Asked about the Big 3, the Norwegian believes that his level of play is finally not so far from these three monsters of the game.
“Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal were my childhood idols. When you’re young it’s hard to believe that you can be there yourself and beat them. They are more like an inspiration, but the older you get the more you start to believe in them and sometimes you can train with them. They are obviously better, but maybe not as much as you think. “
For the record, Ruud always bowed when he met one of the three. His record is 0 victory for a loss against Djokovic and Federer and has never yet met Nadal.
Posted on Tuesday, August 3, 2021 at 15:19
