Casper Ruud had a fantastic year after winning 3 titles and reaching some prestigious finals in Miami, French Open, U.S. Open and Turin (ATP Finals). Casper improved a lot, especially when playing on hard courts. Nevertheless, after losing to Novak Djokovic on Sunday in the final of the ATP Finals, Casper Ruud said that he needs to improve a lot, especially at the net, where he is not very comfortable. Indeed, Casper played extremely well from the baseline against Djokovic, but he missed too many opportunities at the net.
“Technically, I’m not perfect at all. Many things I can improve technically. But my base as a tennis player has improved a lot this last year,” said Casper.
“But there are many things that I can improve, many things that I still find uncomfortable, shots that I don’t feel comfortable hitting, especially maybe moving forward, coming to the net. But, yeah, all in all, I think I can improve all parts of my game, which is a good thing. Yeah, I cannot tell you one specific thing right now. But in my mind, I still believe that I can play better tennis than I have done this year.”
Casper Ruud in 2022
WLWWWWLWWL Ranked world no.3, Casper played his last contest on the 20th of November when he was overcome by world no.5 Novak Djokovic 7-5 6-3 in the final in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).
Currently, during this season Ruud has managed to achieve a compiled 51-22 match record. The Norwegian clinched 3 titles in 2022 in Buenos Aires, Geneva and Gstaad. The Norwegian got to the final in Miami, French Open, U.S. Open and Turin.
Novak Djokovic in 2022
LWWWLWLWWW Ranked world no.5, Djokovic played his last match on the 20th of November when he defeated world no.3 Casper Ruud 7-5 6-3 in the final in the Nitto ATP Finals to win his 91st career title.
At the moment, during this season Djokovic has a 42-7 record. Djokovic clinched 4 titles in 2022 in Rome, Wimbledon, Tel Aviv and Astana. Djokovic got to the final in Belgrade and Paris.
Casper Ruud and Novak Djokovic squared off 4 times. Their actual record is 4-0 for Djokovic. Before, the last time they played, Novak Djokovic won 7-5 6-3 in the final in Turin (Nitto ATP Finals) on the 20th of November 2022.
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