Casper Ruud closes in on record held by Novak Djokovic following semifinal win at Madrid Open

Perhaps Spain is the territory longed for by Casper Ruud (Oslo, 1998). In Barcelona last year he inaugurated his title showcase and in Madrid, where he reached the semifinals in 2021, he aspires to retrace himself on the beaten land. Through his head he goes to play metal again to bury once and for all the heavy label of not winning a Masters 1.000. Only the adapted version of Draper to clay prevents him. Ruud seems to have found the way after a…

Casper Ruud closes in on record held by Novak Djokovic following semifinal win at Madrid Open

Norwegian tennis star Casper Ruud is known as a clay court expert, and the former World No.2 has accomplished an impressive feat on the red dirt after reaching the final at the 2025 Madrid Open. The three-time Grand Slam finalist defeated Argentine Francisco Cerundolo in the semifinals of the Madrid...

He finished the Masters 1000 of Madrid for Francisco Cerúndolo in semifinals: the Norwegian Casper Ruud eliminated him in straight sets, advanced to the final and waited for Jack Draper or Lorenzo Musseti. It was 6-4 and 7-5 for the European who was more lucid in the closings of the two sets and was the key to taking the game. The Bocon had many opportunities after breaking in the first set and second set, but could not take advantage of them: 3…