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Sensation in Bastad, Ruud beaten from the start!

17/07/2024 11:42 - Elio Valotto

Thiago Monteiro has certainly been a head-scratcher this season. Very much at ease on clay, the Brazilian just knocked out Casper Ruud in the second round of the Bastad tournament (6-3, 6-3). Having...

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Sensation in Bastad, Ruud beaten from the start!

Nadal and Ruud ready to go from strength to strength?

17/07/2024 08:57 - Elio Valotto

After a convincing first round, the pair of specialists are set to play their quarter-final match this Wednesday. Facing France's Theo Arribage and Russia's Roman Safiullin, Casper Ruud and Rafael Na...

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Nadal and Ruud ready to go from strength to strength?

Nadal impresses Ruud: "The older he gets, the more I can't understand how his body holds up."

16/07/2024 12:21 - Elio Valotto

Casper Ruud and Rafael Nadal know each other very well. A great admirer of the Spaniard, the Norwegian even trained at his academy for a long time before establishing himself as one of the leading pla...

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Insolite - Fognini warns his son: "It's a false world".

04/07/2024 12:30 - Elio Valotto

Fabio Fognini is immortal. At 37, the man who has been a professional since 2004 has just achieved an unexpected success. Taking advantage of Casper Ruud's weakness on grass, the Italian won to qualif...

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Ruud, eliminated but not downcast: "I'm not too disappointed".

03/07/2024 19:41 - Elio Valotto

Casper Ruud will have to wait a little longer if he wants to play a third round match at Wimbledon. Against Fabio Fognini, he was unable to escape the trap, losing after more than 3 hours of play (6-4...

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Immortal Fognini topples Ruud at Wimbledon!

03/07/2024 17:04 - Elio Valotto

Casper Ruud just doesn't like playing on grass. At the age of 25, the world number 8 has yet to progress beyond the second round in London, and he won't be doing so again this year. Faced with the in...

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Immortal Fognini topples Ruud at Wimbledon!

Insolite - Ruud keeps smiling: "I almost feel bad damaging them".

03/07/2024 08:26 - Elio Valotto

Casper Ruud can already be satisfied with his London tournament. Having arrived with no preparatory matches in his baggage, he made it through the first round with authority, equalling his best Wimble...

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Ruud makes a successful Wimbledon debut

01/07/2024 13:57 - Elio Valotto

Casper Ruud has put his mind at rest. The Norwegian, who has been very uncomfortable on grass, nevertheless made it through the first round on Monday. Opposed to qualifier Alex Bolt, Ruud didn't alwa...

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"The Nordic Batlle", the staging of an unusual rivalry

28/06/2024 16:33 - Elio Valotto

Northern Europe is not the most famous part of the world for its tennis. Yet it has managed to produce two excellent players, namely Casper Ruud and Holger Rune. At just 25 and 21, both are already th...

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Wimbledon 2024: Sinner with Alcaraz, Medvedev, Ruud and Dimitrov, Djokovic with Zverev, Rublev, Hurkacz and De Minaur

28/06/2024 12:52 - Elio Valotto

We've been saying it for weeks: the ATP circuit is opening up, and the tournaments are becoming less and less closed. However, as was the case at the French Open in June, this 2024 edition of Wimbled...

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Wimbledon 2024: Sinner with Alcaraz, Medvedev, Ruud and Dimitrov, Djokovic with Zverev, Rublev, Hurkacz and De Minaur

Lawn tennis and the potential British threat

19/06/2024 11:45 - Valens K

Grass is the historic surface of tennis. It is the sport's oldest (1873). For decades, the British have been perceived as a serious threat. And not without reason. The history of lawn tennis is deeply...

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Lawn tennis and the potential British threat

De Minaur, Draper, Korda, Berrettini, Darderi, Gaston - Another change in the ATP rankings!

17/06/2024 13:19 - Elio Valotto

The Stuttgart and Bois-le-Duc tournaments (ATP 250) have led to several important changes in the ATP rankings published this Monday. While the top three remain unchanged, with Jannik Sinner (1st), Car...

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De Minaur, Draper, Korda, Berrettini, Darderi, Gaston - Another change in the ATP rankings!

De Minaur warns competition: "I'm reaching a new peak in my career"

16/06/2024 17:32 - Elio Valotto

Alex De Minaur is quite a customer on the circuit this season. After winning the title in Acapulco at the start of the year, he already has 8 victories over members of the world's top 8 (Fritz, Djokov...

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Humbert spoils Fils' birthday party and returns to winning ways

12/06/2024 20:19 - Guillaume Nonque

After 3 consecutive defeats and even 5 in 6 matches since his quarter-final loss to Casper Ruud in Monte-Carlo (included in the 6), Ugo Humbert returned to winning ways at 'S-Hertogenbosch. The Frenc...

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Humbert spoils Fils' birthday party and returns to winning ways

Djokovic's surgeon Gerometta urges caution: "It still seems very unlikely"

11/06/2024 11:08 - Elio Valotto

Forfeited at Roland-Garros before playing his quarter-final (against Ruud), Novak Djokovic is in dire straits. With a knee injury, he has decided to undergo surgery in order to aim for a return to com...

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Djokovic's surgeon Gerometta urges caution:

Alcaraz, 21 and a winner's soul: "Finals aren't meant to be played, they're meant to be won".

08/06/2024 12:47 - Elio Valotto

Carlos Alcaraz will be playing in his third Grand Slam final. After winning the US Open (in 2022, against Ruud in the final, 6-4, 2-6, 7-6, 6-3) and then Wimbledon (in 2023, against Djokovic in the fi...

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Ruud dejected: "Why did these stomach pains happen today?"

07/06/2024 23:30 - Guillaume Nonque

Casper Ruud was clearly physically diminished when he lost to Alexander Zverev in the French Open semi-finals on Friday (2-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-2). While everything had been going well over the last few day...

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Zverev relieved: "I'm really happy to have made it".

07/06/2024 21:44 - Elio Valotto

Four years after his huge disappointment in the US Open final (beaten by Dominic Thiem, 2-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 7-6), Alexander Zverev is about to experience a Major final once again. After failing to rea...

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Ruud probably suffered from gastroenteritis against Zverev

07/06/2024 21:29 - Guillaume Nonque

Like Aryna Sabalenka in the women's singles quarter-finals, Casper Ruud was probably suffering from gastroenteritis against Alexander Zverev in the men's singles semi-finals. In the 3rd and 4th sets, ...

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Ruud probably suffered from gastroenteritis against Zverev

Zverev joins Alcaraz in the French Open final!

07/06/2024 21:08 - Guillaume Nonque

After three consecutive semi-final defeats at Roland-Garros, Alexander Zerev will finally contest his first final on the Paris clay. World No. 4 at 27, he dominated Casper Ruud, 25 and two-time defend...

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Zverev joins Alcaraz in the French Open final!

Zverev one set away from the French Open final!

07/06/2024 20:36 - Elio Valotto

At the moment, there's only one man on court Philippe Chatrier. Opposed to a physically struggling Casper Ruud, the champion is quietly reciting his tennis. No longer really challenged since the end ...

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Zverev one set away from the French Open final!

Ruud bothered by stomach ache against Zverev?

07/06/2024 20:18 - Guillaume Nonque

Casper Ruud asked the tournament doctor to intervene on court at the start of the 3rd set of the second French Open men's semi-final against Alexander Zverev. He seemed to describe that he was sufferi...

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Ruud bothered by stomach ache against Zverev?

Zverev reacts perfectly to Ruud!

07/06/2024 19:52 - Elio Valotto

The second set was more or less the exact opposite of the first. Whereas Casper Ruud had largely dominated proceedings in the first set, he was largely dominated in the second. Zverev came back to win...

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Ruud easily takes the lead against Zverev!

07/06/2024 19:12 - Elio Valotto

Casper Ruud is at home at Roland-Garros. Already a finalist in 2022 and 2023, he dominated proceedings in the first act of his semi-final against Zverev. Fresh from not having played since Monday (ben...

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Ruud easily takes the lead against Zverev!

Alcaraz has learned to love suffering: "You have to find joy in suffering".

07/06/2024 18:27 - Elio Valotto

Carlos Alcaraz has finally reached the final of the French Open. Heralded as a worthy successor to Rafael Nadal, the 21-year-old is about to discover what a final in Paris means this year. In a rather...

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Zverev is no longer on trial: an out-of-court settlement has been reached!

07/06/2024 10:44 - Elio Valotto

Just before his Roland Garros semi-final against Casper Ruud, Alexander Zverev has, against all expectations, been relieved of his legal worries. As a reminder, the German player was accused of domest...

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Zverev is no longer on trial: an out-of-court settlement has been reached!

Zverev explains: "My father taught me the Spanish way".

07/06/2024 09:19 - Guillaume Nonque

Alexander Zverev, who challenges Casper Ruud this Friday in the semi-finals of the French Open, has regularly been criticized for his wait-and-see attitude on the tennis courts. Although he possesses ...

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Stats - Youngest average age in Roland Garros semis since Nadal, Federer, Djokovic and Monfils in 2008

06/06/2024 19:47 - Guillaume Nonque

The information may seem anecdotal, but this statistic reflects the current tennis power of the new generations. This 2024 edition of Roland Garros is the first since 2008 in which none of the semi-fi...

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Stats - Youngest average age in Roland Garros semis since Nadal, Federer, Djokovic and Monfils in 2008

Zverev ready for battle with Ruud: "He's a great player".

06/06/2024 19:34 - Elio Valotto

Alexander Zverev is no stranger to semi-final Fridays at Roland-Garros. After defeating De Minaur in the quarters (6-4, 7-6, 6-4 in 2h59), he will be facing a Porte d'Auteuil semi-final for the fourth...

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Zverev and Ruud back to back (2-2) before meeting in the semi-finals on Friday!

06/06/2024 19:07 - Elio Valotto

While the first semi-final clash, between Sinner and Alcaraz, looks a little more attractive, the potential of the day's second match between Zverev and Ruud should not be underestimated. A duel that ...

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Zverev and Ruud back to back (2-2) before meeting in the semi-finals on Friday!