the norwegian Casper Ruud He acknowledged this Tuesday that he spent some time without speaking or greeting the Australian Nick Kyrgios after a series of altercations between the two on and off the court, and considered that “you never know what is going to come out of his racket, or out of his mouth”, although he stressed that in recent months their relationship has improved.
He did it at a press conference, after qualifying for the semifinals of the US Openin which he will face Kyrgios if the Australian beats the Russian Karen Kachanov in the rooms.
“Personally, we don’t have a particular relationship. For a while we didn’t greet each other when we passed each other in the changing rooms, but now we do, so it’s better,” Ruud said after winning 6-1, 6-4, 7-6 (4). ) into Italian Matteo Berrettini.
“There was a period where there was tension because of what was said on both sides, but last year in the Making Cup He congratulated me when I won my match, it was a nice gesture,” he continued.
“Now it’s easier, what happened is already forgotten. Things have been said, but there’s no need to talk about the past again. He’s a fun player to watch, and you never know what’s going to come out of his racket or his mouth, but In the end, at least he came to tell me that he was happy to see me play well, it was nice”, he concluded.
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The altercations between Ruud and Kyrgios go back to the tournament of Rome of 2019when the Aussie lost his cool after losing a game in the deciding set and ended up being disqualified for throwing a chair onto the court and hitting a bottle.
At the end of that meeting, Ruud defined Kyrgios as “an idiot”, something that provoked a series of comments from Kyrgios on social networks. Among them, the Australian defined the Norwegian “heavy” and reproached him for not having the courage to say those things to his face.
He also accused him of being an “unknown”, due to the fact that at that time Ruud entered the main draw from the rankings and as number 61 in the world ranking.
Ruud has seen significant growth since then and can reach the number one spot in the rankings with a win at the US Open.
