The Norwegian Casper Ruud, 25 years old and No. 7 in the world, he happens to be one of the most loved and respected players in the locker room, because his humility and attitude do not differ in victory and defeat.
He cruised to his first win in five games Carlos Alcaraz21 years old and world No. 3. He won 6-1 and 7-5, coming back from 2-5 down in the second set against a Spanish player who lacked energy, surely compensating for the physical pain of the cold that accompanied him since his arrival in Turin.
In this sense, Ruud realized that he now had a scaled-down version of Alcaraz, familiar to him. “I know he might have a cold. I saw him here with a bleeding nose, always with a tissue in his nose. That’s a sign that he might not be 100% physically. Of course it’s sad and not good for him. for him, but part it’s also a game,” he said.
You can’t compete in perfect conditions, which is what happened at Alcaraz. Casper Ruud He admitted that he also had to deal with the pressure of knowing that this was his day. “It’s not easy. When you know someone isn’t at 100%, you get stressed. You think, ‘Oh, this is a good chance to win.’ I tried to stay in my world. Fortunately, the beginning was good.’ In the second set, I turned it around and played good tennis at the end,” he said.
Source: La Verdad
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