Casper Ruud had a fantastic year after winning 3 titles and reaching the prestigious finals in Miami, the French Open, US Open, and the ATP Finals. Casper is extremely appreciated for his dedication and sportsmanship. The Norwegian player has just won the prestigious ATP Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award breaking the dominance of Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer, who won this award for the last 17 years (Federer won it 17 times, Nadal 4).
Casper released the following statement: “A big thanks to everyone who voted for me for this year’s ATP Stefan Edberg Sportsmanship Award. I feel very, very honoured and happy to win this prize this year. I will try to keep my mood in the right place for next year. Can’t wait to be back on court.”
“I feel very, very honoured and happy to win this prize this year.” @CasperRuud98 | #ATPAwards pic.twitter.com/ULDmY80dOs
— ATP Tour (@atptour) December 16, 2022
Rafael Nadal
Casper Ruud in 2022
WLWWWWWWWW Now the world no.3, Casper played his last contest on the 20th of November when he surrendered to world no.5 Novak Djokovic 7-5 6-3 in the final in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).
This season Casper owns a composed 51-22 win-loss record. Ruud clinched 3 titles in 2022 in Buenos Aires, Geneva and Gstaad. Ruud reached the final in Miami, French Open, U.S. Open and the Nitto ATP Finals.
Rafael Nadal in 2022
At the moment ranked no.2, Rafael played his last match on the 17th of November when he beat world no.3 Casper Ruud 7-5 7-5 in the round robin in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).
Presently, during this year Rafael has achieved an overall 39-8 win-loss record. Rafael clinched 4 titles in 2022 in Melbourne, Australian Open, Acapulco and French Open. Nadal got to the final in Indian Wells.
Casper Ruud and Rafael Nadal fought against each other just on 2 occasions. Their current head to head is 2-0 for Nadal. The last time they played, Rafael Nadal won 7-5 7-5 in the round robin in Turin (Nitto ATP Finals) on the 17th of November 2022.
You can see them in action in the following highlights.
