In the on-court interview following his victory at Roland-Garros 2024, Casper Ruud acknowledges the difficulties of maintaining a high level in best-of-five sets matches but expresses satisfaction with his win and strong performance in the third and fourth sets.
He emphasizes the importance of starting and finishing matches well and shares his goal of reaching the second week of a Grand Slam tournament, a feeling he has experienced before. Ruud looks forward to playing another match on Monday, focusing on recovery and preparation, and drawing inspiration from past successful experiences at Roland-Garros.
Ruud at the French Open, ranking, and results in 2024
Now the world no.7, Casper has achieved a composed 38-9 match record in 2024. Ruud is competing at the French Open where he defeated the world no.137 Felipe Meligeni Alves 6-3 6-4 6-3, the world no.32 Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 7-65 1-6 6-3 4-6 6-3 and the world no.29 Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-4 1-6 6-2 6-2.
Casper Ruud will face the world no.12 Taylor Fritz in the 4th round. Their actual head to head record is 1-0 for Ruud.
Ruud conquered 2 titles in 2024 in Barcelona and Geneva. Casper reached the final in Los Cabos (Mifel Tennis Open), in Acapulco (Abierto Mexicano Telcel) and in Monte-Carlo (Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters).
Ruud won 12 titles in his career: 1 on hard courts and 11 on clay courts. (See the list of his titles)
Ruud is scheduled to compete next at the Wimbledon (Wimbledon). He will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 1st of July.