“I feel a bit like a samurai”: Casper Ruud, the discreet warrior of Roland-Garros

2023-06-07 01:54:49

That day, he arrives, smiling, on the huge teak terrace of the Masters 1000 in Madrid. “Hello, I’m Casper, delighted,” he slips, holding out his hand. As if Casper Ruud, 24 and world No. 4, needed to introduce himself. Double Grand Slam finalist in 2022 (defeats against the Spaniards Nadal at Roland-Garros and Alcaraz at the US Open), the discreet but affable Norwegian faces this Monday, June 5 the Chilean Nicolas Jarry in the round of 16 of the Parisian Grand Slam. In all humility.