Casper Ruud played a highly spectacular US Open final against Carlos Alcaraz on Sunday. While most tennis fans were highly captivated by the level of the match, some others were struck by a presence in Ruud’s box: his sister Caroline.
Dressed in red, Caroline didn’t go unnoticed whenever the cameraman was pointing at Ruud’s player’s box. Here are some of the tennis fans’ reactions.
Casper Ruud in 2022
Currently ranked no.2 (career-high), Casper played his last match on the 11th of September when he lost to world no.1 Carlos Alcaraz 6-4 2-6 7-6(1) 6-3 in the final of the U.S. Open (draw).
This year the Norwegian achieved a 44-16 record. The Norwegian has won 3 titles in 2022 in Buenos Aires, in Geneva and in Gstaad. Casper got to the final in Miami, at the French Open and at the U.S. Open.
Ruud will play next in Seoul (Korea Open). He will begin to play the tournament from the main draw on the 26th of September.
Carlos Alcaraz in 2022
Ranked no.1, Alcaraz played his last match on the 11th of September when he beat world no.2 Casper Ruud 6-4 2-6 7-6(1) 6-3
in the final of the U.S. Open to win his 6th career title.This season Carlos achieved a composed 51-9 match record. The Spaniard has won 5 titles in 2022 in Rio de Janeiro, in Miami, in Barcelona, in Madrid and at the U.S. Open. Alcaraz was the finalist in Hamburg and in Umag.
Casper Ruud and Carlos Alcaraz fought against each other 3 times. Their head to head is 3-0 for Alcaraz. Before, the last time they played, Carlos Alcaraz won 6-4 2-6 7-6(1) 6-3 in the final in New York (U.S. Open) on the 11th of September 2022.
In the following video you can watch the key moments of their match.