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Casper Ruud

(1998) Tennis Player

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Casper Ruud is a tennis player.

Quick Facts About Casper Ruud

Born: December 22, 1998
Profession: Tennis Player

About Casper Ruud

Norwegian tennis player... | Casper Ruud is a Norwegian professional tennis player. He has been ranked as high as world No. 2 in men's singles by the ATP, achieved in September 2022, making him the highest-ranked Norwegian in history. Ruud has won 14 ATP Tour singles titles, including a Masters 1000 event at the 2025 Madrid Ope

Quotes by Casper Ruud

You gain respect in your opponents' minds when you win a lot of matches.

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Could be that I have some steak after a match to get some protein. But usually it goes Thai, Japanese or Italian,…

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This is our job to play tennis, and be here to focus. And when you're an athlete, we say it's normal that…

Focus

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I think tournaments are starting to become a bit more open with more players able to fight, and I want to be…

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That's the biggest struggle in Norway. Most of the money doesn't go to tennis.

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You learn that in so many of our matches, it can all depend on just four or five points.

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I'm not, you know, the guy with the biggest game or the flashy shots. But, you know, just being steady, playing every…

Being

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Right before a match, I and many other players, tend to be very clean. Just plain rice or pasta with some chicken…

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My father has been serious with me because he wanted me to have the best opportunities to do well. I think that…

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The way I hit the ball is with a pretty good amount of topspin. It's a heavy ball that bounces up from…

Cold

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I think Wimbledon is the highlight for most players, it's special. My father played there six times and never got past the…

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The Oslo airport used to be a kilometer away from where I grew up. They moved it outside Oslo the year I…

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I think it's fun to play on hard courts, you know. I think it's a surface that also can suit my game…

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You have clay players that have maybe struggled doing as well on hard courts and those will get criticised. But you also…

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Even though over the last years I've had more and more success and I've been getting better on the tour, I think…

Athlete

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There were days when you're tired or overtrained but that's when you have to be pushed if you want to go far.…

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I think tennis and golf have had a large boost in participation with a lot of people wanting to take up the…

Game

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In golf, you definitely have your ranking. But it's a bit different than tennis. Whenever there's a golf tournament, you feel like…

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