Casper Ruud will face Novak Djokovic in the French Open final hoping to conquer his first slam on Sunday. The Norwegian player is very well aware that he will be the underdog in the final. However, being this the third final that he will play in a major, he has a good experience of what he needs to do in order to perform at his very best.
Avoid the word “need.”
Talking to the reporters, Casper Ruud revealed that he was to avoid thinking that the key is in “need” to win this match. Casper commented:
“It’s just a matter of not thinking I ‘need’ to win this match. There’s a really big ‘need’ for me to win this match. That’s a word I try to avoid. Obviously, in the beginning of the tournament, that’s what you feel more and what you think about more, this is important to try to get this win and get going in the tournament.
But now I’m in the final. It’s been a great two weeks no matter what happens on Sunday and I’m going to of course give it my all, but sometimes you play your best tennis when you don’t think too much. It just goes into automatic mode. I’m just going to try to go out there and know that it’s going to be a long match, a marathon match, and play point by point, give it my all. Let’s see how that goes.”
Ruud at the French Open, ranking, and results in 2023
LLLWLLWWWL Now the world no.4, Casper owns a composed 22-11 record in 2023. Ruud is playing at the French Open where he overcame the world no.155 Elias Ymer 6-4 6-3 6-2, the world no.129 Giulio Zeppieri 6-3 6-2 4-6 7-5, the world no.71 Zhizhen Zhang 4-6 6-4 6-1 6-4, the world no.35 Nicolas Jarry 7-63 7-5 7-5, the world no.6 Holger Rune 6-1 6-2 3-6 6-3 and the world no.27 Alexander Zverev 6-3 6-4 6-0.
Casper Ruud will compete against the world no.3 Novak Djokovic in the final. Their head to head is 4-0 for Djokovic.
Casper clinched 1 title in 2023 in Estoril.
The Norwegian won 10 titles in his career: 1 on hard courts and 9 on clay courts. (See the list of his titles)
He is also scheduled to play in Wimbledon (Wimbledon) after Halle. The main draw will start on the 19th of June.
Djokovic at the French Open, ranking, and results in 2023
WWLWWWWWWW Currently ranked no.3, the Serbian has achieved a compiled 26-4 win-loss record in 2023. The Serbian is now playing at the French Open where he bested the world no.114 Aleksandar Kovacevic 6-3 6-2 7-61, the world no.83 Marton Fucsovics 7-62 6-0 6-3, the world no.34 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 7-64 7-65 6-2, the world no.94 Juan Pablo Varillas 6-3 6-2 6-2, the world no.11 Karen Khachanov 4-6 7-60 6-2 6-4 and the world no.1 Carlos Alcaraz 6-3 5-7 6-1 6-1.
Novak Djokovic will take on the world no.4 Casper Ruud in the final. Their record is 4-0 for Djokovic.
Novak clinched 2 titles in 2023 in Adelaide and Australian Open.
Djokovic won 93 titles in his career: 50 on hard courts, 18 on clay courts, 17 on indoor courts and 8 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Djokovic is scheduled to compete next at the Wimbledon (Wimbledon). He will begin to play the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 3rd of July.
Casper Ruud and Novak Djokovic fought against each other 4 times. Their record is 4-0 for Djokovic. Before, the last time they squared off, Novak Djokovic won 7-5 6-3 in the final in Turin (Nitto ATP Finals) in November 2022.
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