TURIN/WASHINGTON, November 20, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) From the outset, Saturday night’s Casper Ruud–Andrey Rublev semifinal match at the Nitto ATP Finals in Turin, Italy was all one-way traffic in favor of the Norwegian from Oslo. Everything Ruud hit turned […]
TURIN/WASHINGTON, November 16, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) For all the success that Norway’s Casper Ruud has enjoyed on clay this year – winning three titles on the red dirt in Buenos Aires, Geneva and Gstaad – he has also established […]
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, September 12, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Carlos Alcaraz and Casper Ruud met in an unprecedented US Open men’s singles final Sunday at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center. It took place on the 21st anniversary of the […]
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, September 10, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Looking back, it should be noted for the record that the New York crowd – nearly 24,000 strong – that filled Arthur Ashe Stadium Friday afternoon were not booing at Casper Ruud, […]
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, September 7, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Before Tuesday, Casper Ruud had never advanced past the third round of the US Open. That all changed for the likable World No. 7 from Norway after he dismissed No. 13 seed […]
NEW YORK/WASHINGTON, September 5, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) After being pushed to five sets on Friday, Casper Ruud’s consistency rewarded him with a fourth-round victory over French lucky loser Corentin Moutet, 6-1, 6-2, 6-7 (4), 6-2, to advance to the […]
GSTAAD/WASHINGTON, July 24, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) For the fifth time on the ATP Tour this season, the EFG Swiss Open featured the top two seeds playing for the championship. Both No. 1 Casper Ruud and No. 2 Matteo Berrettini […]
GSTAAD/WASHINGTON, July 21, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Casper Ruud has enjoyed great success in Gstaad, winning last year’s EFG Swiss Open title while amassing great memories. Whether it’s the mountain air conditions or the enjoyable atmosphere surrounding Roy Emerson Arena […]
KITZBÜHEL/STARNBERG, June 28, 2022 World No. 6 Casper Ruud leads the entry list of the Generali Open in Kitzbühel. This was announced by the organizers of the ATP 250 clay-court tournament, to be held from July 23 to 30, on […]
PARIS/WASHINGTON, June 6, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) “Victory belongs to the most tenacious” are words inscribed in both English and French in the upper-deck façade on either side of Court Philippe-Chatrier. They are attributed to French aviation and World War […]
