The Norwegian beat Croatian in the semifinals and will face Rafa head-up for the Paris Grand Slam title.
Norwegian Casper Ruud will play in the Roland Garros final, the first of his career in a Grand Slam, after beating Croatian Marin Cilic, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 and 6-2 in 2 hours and 55 minutes. He will face Rafael Nadal, holding hands for the title in Paris.
The tennis player, eighth in the ranking at the age of 23s, he will face Spanish Rafael Nadal, fifth in the world, who is seeking his fourteenth crown in France, after winning the semifinals due to abandonment due to the injury of German Alexander Zverev.
A big challenge for the Norwegian, who has yet to play against Nadal, who has yet to lose in the final in Paris. Ruud broke all his ceilings in this edition of Roland Garros, where he was in the easiest part of the draw and benefited from elimination in the round of 16 of Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, fourth in the world and finalist of the last edition, which paved the way for him in the semifinals.
The Norwegian finished his prowess on clay, where he was one of the tennis players who won the most in recent seasons.. Between 2020 and 2022 he has 65, more than any other player, far behind, Tistipas, who has 51. Ruud often trains at Rafael Nadal’s academy in Mallorca, Toni advised.
Source: Tycsports
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