To succeed here is the main goal! Norway’s Ruud wants a good result at Wimbledon

Casper Ruud is perhaps a little less talked about in relation to Wimbledon than his position on the ATP circuit would suggest. The Norwegian tennis player has been producing excellent results at the Grand Slams. But he hasn’t made a dent in the world at the All England Club yet. Will he change that this year?

Of the last five Grand Slam tournaments, Norwegian Casper Ruud has been in the final three times. Twice he played in the final match at Roland Garros and once at the US Open. He always lost his final match.

Of course, this is a fact that the twenty-two-year-old tennis player would like to change, but it is still better to play in the final than to end up in the second round, for example. After all, points for the final of a major help him in the rankings. At the moment, Ruud is ranked fourth.

The Norwegian knows that in the final of this year’s French Open he has met the toughest possible opponent. It’s clear that Novak Djokovic, seeing his record numbers in the Grand Slam triumph column, was properly motivated to win the clay major in Paris and so it turned out.

Still, in the aforementioned match Ruud had solid opportunities to make the final go in a better direction from his point of view. In the opening set, the younger of the two finalists led 4:2 and at 5:4 was just two balls away from taking the set when Djokovic served. He eventually fell in the tiebreak and did not win a set in the match.

But that’s what tennis is all about. The line between defeat and victory is sometimes very narrow. As far as victories are concerned, the two-time French Open finalist would like to experience more of them at the London Grand Slam, which is just beginning.

Ruud and Wimbledon

The bulk of Ruud’s success is linked to clay, but he also plays very well on hard surfaces. His record on grass is poor compared to other surfaces. He has lost seven of his eleven matches on the fastest surface.

At Wimbledon, the Norwegian player’s maximum is the second round from last year. And this year, he would love to change that. He sees the importance of the legendary Grand Slam and its incredible atmosphere. “Wimbledon is an important goal for me,” he confirms his motivation to finally go far here.

The fate of this year’s event at the All England Club has been relatively kind to Ruud. French qualifier Lokoli, who is expecting to make his Wimbledon debut at the age of twenty-eight, awaits him at the start. In the second round, if he advances, he would play the better of Lestienne – Broady.

Ruud’s first match at this year’s Wimbledon is scheduled for early Monday afternoon. Another of the big favourites for the 136th edition of the legendary tennis event is also due to enter the tournament soon.

Source: ATP, Eurosport, Wimbledon