Casper Ruud leaves from Boston with the feeling of having added another week of positive background to an already outstanding year. The Norwegian, one of the most improved players of this campaign, added during the past Laver Cup 2021 the first point of what turned out to be an inordinate victory for the European team, a full-blown review that began with their triumph over Reilly Opelka. Already after a last day of greater relaxation, in which he shared a track with Daniil Medvedev (in a doubles that, of course, very few could have imagined), the Norwegian tennis player reflected on what has been a week of learning not only on, but also off the court.
Ruud, in fact, has expressed his comfort in sharing equipment and competition with tennis players who, together with him, are called to take the reins of the men’s circuit in the future: “On a personal level, it has been a very fun week for me, for various reasons, especially being surrounded by young players, some players I kind of admire and from which I try to learn every day, since all of them are in a better situation than me in the ranking. Also, they are all quite young, so I only get positive things from being with them in this tournament. “, Ruud made clear, that now he will go directly to the American tournament in San Diego as a previous step to the dispute of the Masters 1000 of Indian Wells.
The presence of Federer, cause of motivation and admiration
What seems clear is that the arrival of the Swiss in Boston caught everyone by surprise. Ruud himself was not shy about the wave of admiration and positive messages that Federer received in his last public appearance, sharing a bench in the stands with friends and legends of this sport such as Rod Laver O Andy Roddick. The fact that Roger was witnessing the event live and direct served as a clear motivation for the European team, and this was made clear by a Casper Ruud who has no problem in praising the Swiss, which was precisely announced and seen for the first time during the Norwegian’s game against Opelka.
“I think he was 3-1 up in the first set, I was about to subtract a serve and then they showed him on the screen. Everyone went crazy. He deserves that noise from the stands, it made my hair stand upto. I was in ‘party mode’ but when you experience something like that you can’t block those emotions. As I say, it is something that made my hair stand on end, for me in general it was a very fun experience and I was very happy to see Roger back in a stadium. Although he did not play, he is still a very important part of the world of tennis and this event. He is one of those people who started it all and allowed it to begin. He deserves every applause and every standing ovation“Casper made clear.
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