He ATP Roma 2023 is being all that a needed Casper Ruud who has been patient during all these difficult months. In a certain way blaming that preseason and fatigued after so many weeks in a row competing, the Norwegian will play the semifinal next Saturday against Holger Rune, someone with whom you keep a particular story. This situation occurred precisely last year at Roland Garros, when the quarterfinal match between them did not end in the best possible way. With screams and mothers involved, it seems that this situation is a thing of the past.
A new semifinal in Rome
“I am very happy to play good tennis and to be in the semifinals. It’s going to be a very, very fun duel. Tennis is a strange sport, as you can see. I think I’ve really had some of the best moments of my career in these last 12 months or so, and some tougher losses in the last two months, but here we are back in Rome and I feel great. I know that I have been successful in Italy earlier in my career. Here I reached the semifinals twice, Turin last year was incredible for me”, explains Casper Ruud according to the official ATP website.
On his duel in semis with Rune
“We have talked after the Roland Garros incident and I think we both respect each other. I didn’t send him a Christmas card and he didn’t send one to me. I’m not sure we can say we’re close, but it’s great to see Scandinavian success, it’s a really good thing for the Nordic countries. On Saturday we will focus on tennis, and I hope we will do it in a friendly way both during and after the match”. Of the four games they have played, Ruud leads the head to head 4-0, although Rune may now be the one who arrives as a slight favorite due to the sensations he has been picking up in recent months.
“I never sent him a Christmas postcard and neither did he to me”@CasperRuud98 previews his semi-final clash with Holger Rune!#IBI23 pic.twitter.com/LyDTfFl0Tq
— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) May 17, 2023
2023-05-18 11:38:45
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