By Richard Pagliaro | Monday, October 20, 2025
Photograph credit score: BNP Paribas Nordic Open Fb
Casper Ruud performed his finest match of the yr capturing his 14th profession championship in Stockholm.
Now, the previous world No. 2 has set his sights on a good better objective: Profitable a maiden Grand Slam title.
Two-time French Open finalist Ruud instructed journalist Nicholas Albek of SpilXperten he believes he can problem world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz and second-ranked Jannik Sinner in Grand Slam play.
“I really feel that I nonetheless haven`t reached my peak and that I nonetheless have extra within the tank. I believe a match like this reveals that I nonetheless have extra within the tank,” Ruud instructed Nicholas Albek. “It’s a totally different state of affairs at a Grand Slam with finest of 5 units and these items.
“We don`t have a Slam indoor, but when I can play this aggressively and with the identical conviction on hardcourt I believe I can problem one of the best gamers on the earth.”
The Ruud serve was a serious weapon in his Stockholm title run. Ruud received 36 of 39 service factors and arrange a number of first-strike forehands in his sweep of Ugo Humbert within the remaining.
Although Alcaraz and Sinner have swept eight straight Grand Slam championships, Ruud believes whereas the world’s Prime 2 appear invincible, they aren’t unbeatable.
“That’s what you wish to do and naturally, we have now two guys up entrance who’re at instances nearly unplayable and unbeatable, however on the similar time they’re additionally human and there are 40-50 gamers behind them who wish to beat them,” Ruud stated. “Typically a few of them do and I wish to assume that something can occur.
“However in fact, they’ve separated themselves and have proved everybody that they’re in a little bit of a league of their very own, however it doesn`t cease me at the very least from believing they’re additionally human and a few days of the yr beatable.”
