“He's going for Grand Slam number 23 and I'm going for my first, so there's a big difference.' Casper Ruud, who reached a third final in his last five Grand Slams, faces the ultimate test when he meets Novak Djokovic in the title match. RolandGarros
PARIS, France – Casper Ruud may have crashed in his last two Grand Slam finals but the Norwegian fourth seed said after soaring into a second successive French Open title clash on Friday, June 9, that relying on autopilot could be his best bet to succeed.
“But now I’m in the final. It’s been a great two weeks no matter what happens on Sunday and I’m going to of course give it my all, but sometimes you play your best tennis when you don’t think too much. It just goes into automatic mode. “I’m going to see if I can try to use last year’s defeat in the final as a motivation… to try to play well on Sunday.”Ruud, who was swept aside by Rafa Nadal in straight sets as the Spaniard won his 14th crown on the Parisian clay last year, endured an up-and-down 2023 season until his return to Roland Garros where he has returned to peak form.
“I know Novak is trying to be the greatest. I’m going to try my best. He’s going for Grand Slam number 23 and I’m going for my first, so there’s a big difference.”Ruud swapped early breaks with Zverev before turning up the heat on a warm evening on Court Philippe Chatrier by pounding the German with some vicious, spin-heavy forehands to go up 5-2 en route to claiming the opening set.
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