Casper Ruud reached his first Grand Slam semi-final

Gradually, without making too much noise, like him, more sober and patient than amazing, Casper Ruud23 years old and number 8 in the world, remains steadfast towards his first final of Grand Slamtemporarily taking full advantage of the accumulation of favorites caused by the draw at the top of the table.

Ruud at Stefanos Tsitsipas they washed their hands the day they observed they could only collide Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic either Carlos Alcaraz in a hypothetical final. The departure of Tsitsipas further opened the table for Ruud, who qualified for his first ‘big’ semifinal after losing 3h.15 ’of the game -6-1, 4-6, 7-6 (2 ), 6-3 – to the Greek executioner, the Dane Holger Rune (40º), another 19-year-old who leaves a very recognizable mark on the present and future in Paris.

No Norwegian tennis player has reached the history of tennis and Ruud is determined to continue climbing new heights: the Croatian awaits him in the semi-finals on Friday Marin Cilicwhich he has won in his two previous fights.

Casper reiterates Roland Garros who is one of the most reliable tennis players on clay. Not in vain, counting all the results since 2020, the Norwegian is the player with the most wins (65), finals (8) and titles (7) on this top.

Ruud, who regularly trains with Rafa Nadal Academy in Manacorcame to Roland Garros powered by his title at Geneva and the semifinals of Rome Masters 1,000. On the hard court, he played his first Masters 1,000 final in March last year Miamiwhere only Alcaraz, the sensation of the weather, restrains him.

In this year’s semifinals in Rome, the Norwegian has added other semifinals to important tournaments showing his competitiveness on clay, in Rome’2020, Montecarlo’2021 and Madrid’2021.