Casper Ruud reached his second Grand Slam remaining of the 12 months on Friday, defeating Karen Khachanov within the semifinals of the 2022 US Open. The Norwegian, who got here into the season with solely a single second week look at a Main to his identify beforehand, defeated Khachanov with a powerful 7-6(5), 6-2, 5-7, 6-2 scoreline to e book his spot within the summit conflict.
By doing so, the World No. 7 jumped to the highest spot within the ATP rankings provisionally, changing his idol Rafael Nadal from the place. Following a fourth-round exit from present World No. 1 Daniil Medvedev, Nadal held the spot briefly and would have maintained his maintain on the place so long as Ruud hadn’t made the ultimate.
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Carlos Alcaraz, at present enjoying within the second semifinal towards Frances Tiafoe at Flushing Meadows, can be able to turning into the World No. 1 if he reaches the ultimate. If he does, nonetheless, Ruud and Alcaraz will duke it out for the honour, whereas the Norwegian will likely be assured the place subsequent week if Alcaraz falls to Tiafoe within the coming hours.
As issues stand in the intervening time, Casper Ruud has 5,850 rating factors to his identify. Nadal, in the meantime, has 5,810 and Alcaraz can have 5,940 factors if he does progress to the ultimate. The 22-time Grand Slam champion can have one other shot at turning into the top-ranked ATP participant earlier than the tip of the 12 months on the ATP Tour Finals, the place Ruud will even be in competition alongside Alcaraz.
“After Roland Garros, I used to be extraordinarily pleased however on the similar time, humble sufficient to suppose that might be my solely remaining in a Grand Slam in my profession” – Casper Ruud
Talking in his on-court interview after the win over Karen Khachanov, Casper Ruud revealed that he by no means anticipated to achieve a Grand Slam remaining once more in his profession after the French Open, the place he fell to Rafael Nadal.
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Now that he’s again in the identical place just some months later, the 23-year-old was misplaced for phrases making an attempt to clarify all of the feelings he was going by means of in the intervening time.
“After Roland Garros, I used to be extraordinarily pleased however on the similar time, humble sufficient to suppose that might be my solely remaining in a Grand Slam in my profession. It would not come really easy,” Ruud stated. “However right here I’m again once more a pair months later, so it feels past phrases to explain.”
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