Casper Ruud

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“It shows that it's possible to do it here in New York. "It made the ball, or the court, feel a little slower. For much of the first two sets, Ruud was nearly untouchable, gobbling up Berrettini's second serves and dictating play with his forehand. For Ruud and Alcaraz, each must reach the final to get the No. “During Paris, something clicked,” Ruud said during his post-match press conference. Three To See, US Open Day 9: Matteo Berrettini v.

See the best photos from the quarterfinal match between Casper Rudd and Matteo Berrettini at the 2022 US Open.

The 2022 US Open continues on Tuesday with four quarterfinal matches that will start at 12 p.m. ET from Flushing, Queens.

Newsrooms are independent of this relationship and there is no influence on news coverage. Coco Gauff will meet Caroline Garcia in the late women’s singles match. #13 Matteo Berrettini will meet #5, Casper Ruud, in the first quarterfinal match of the day followed by the late matches that will include Nick Kyrgios and Karen Khachanov on the men’s side.

The French Open runner-up beat Berrettini on clay in July's Gstaad final and looked just as effective on the hard court, hanging back behind the baseline to ...

“That was [a] better start than I ever had before in a match,” Ruud said in an on-court interview, adding that he had to temper his enthusiasm in order to clinch the affair. Ruud mustered a terrific comeback, breaking Berrettini in the ninth and never trailed in the tie-break. But Berrettini, who was sidelined a number of times this season due to injury or illness, slowly began to find his usual level and appeared to have cracked the code in the third set when he broke Ruud in the second game and saved four breaks in the third.

Norway's Casper Ruud continued his strong run this year in Grand Slam events, knocking off No. 13 Matteo Berrettini 6-1, 6-4, 7-6 (4) on Tuesday to reach ...

Sprinting through a sublime first set in which he produced just two unforced errors, it looked like Ruud was on track for a blowout victory when he was up 5-1 in the second set. Ruud must reach at least the final to have a chance at ending the US Open as the top-ranked player in the world. Ruud improved to 12-2 this season in Grand Slam events. [Nick Kyrgios](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=1984) or [Karen Khachanov](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=2367), who play the last singles match Tuesday, in the semifinals. Ruud says he "doesn't want think too much'' about the potential accomplishment and he didn't know the milestone was even in the cards until the draw started, but says the chance of leaving New York as world No. [Carlos Alcaraz](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=3782) and [Rafael Nadal](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=261), who lost Monday, can both end the US Open as the new top-ranked player because [Daniil Medvedev](https://www.espn.com/sports/tennis/players/profile?playerId=2383) lost his match earlier in the tournament.

Casper Ruud outclassed Matteo Berrettini 6-1, 6-4, 7-6 (4) to reach the US Open semi-finals for the first time and could end the tournament as the world No ...

If they both reach the final, the tournament winner would also take the top ranking. The results have been emphatic – Ruud has won 13 of his past 16 matches on hard courts, having also reached a Masters 1000 final in Miami, a semi-final in Montreal and the semis of the ATP finals last year. While Ruud is humble, understated and pleasant, he has had plenty of detractors since his emergence for his early specialisation on clay courts and the way he initially built his top 10 ranking by tearing through clay court ATP 250 events last year, leading some to brand him a “vulture”. By the time Ruud led 6-1, 5-1, he had struck just two unforced errors in the entire match. But as his nerves provoked a few rare mistakes Berrettini slowly worked his way into the match. “Everything was going my way, I was hitting the spots that I needed to.”

Fifth seed Ruud eased to a 6-4 6-1 7-6 (4) victory under the roof on Arthur Ashe Stadium.

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Norwegian Casper Ruud hit a nearly impossible shot between the legs on the run to win an impressive point in the quarterfinals on Tuesday.

If Ruud loses to Alcaraz in the final, the Spaniard will become the new No. If he wins the title on Sunday, he will leave New York 3 seed Carlos Alcaraz loses in the quarters or semis. Open title, but also a chance to be the new world No. Wherever the Italian hit the ball, Ruud was there to keep the point in play. With the win, Ruud will be playing for more than just a U.S.

The fifth-seeded Ruud knocked off No. 13 Matteo Berrettini 6-1, 6-4, 7-6 (4) to continue his strong run this year in Grand Slam events. Ruud ...

Ruud must reach at least the final to have a chance at ending the U.S Open as the top-ranked player in the world. The other women’s quarterfinal is No. He will face Nick Kyrgios or Karen Khachanov in the semifinals.

The quarterfinals of the men's and women's singles tournaments at the 2022 US Open kicked off Tuesday at theUSTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in.

No. The No. 5 Ons Jabeur in the semifinals on Thursday. The crowd in Flushing Meadows tried to Gauff going throughout the night, but this was Garcia's match from beginning to end. 5 seed also became the first-ever African woman to reach the U.S. Open semifinals for the first time in her career. Casper Ruud could be the next world No. Ruud did just that and went on to force a tiebreak, which he won 7-4 to claim the set 7-6. Ruud bounced back to win the final point of the set and claim a 6-4 victory. The early window was highlighted by a match on the men's side between No. 5 seed Casper Ruud, who is in contention to become the world No. Open kicked off Tuesday at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Queens, New York, and the action did not disappoint.

Casper Ruud is through to the US Open semi-final after he played a superb match to take down former US Open semi-finalist Matteo Berrettini 6-1 6-4 7-6(4).

The errors are not the problem for Matteo generally but he can't allow himself to serve poorly and not hit his forehand. A lapse in focus allowed Matteo to pull the break and find some confidence, but Ruud still won it 6-4. This was a very interesting match because it largely felt as two matches in one.

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1 in the men’s rankings on Monday, and three players have a shot at replacing him: Ruud, Rafael Nadal (who lost in the fourth round to Frances Tiafoe on Monday) and No. “Everything sort of went (in) my favor,” Ruud said. 1 in the ATP rankings, following a run to the final at the French Open. Open](https://apnews.com/article/rafael-nadal-us-open-tennis-championships-sports-casper-ruud-b29a3936f230c6cc6449c354fefbc84c) and has a shot at moving up to No. “So I think I matured and learned how to play five sets better than I did last year.” Then, a day before the Australian Open began in January, he twisted his ankle in practice and needed to withdraw.