Casper Ruud is a Norwegian professional tennis player. He is the first Norwegian man to win an ATP title, first to reach an ATP Tour Masters 1000 final, and first to reach a Grand Slam tournament final.
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Racquet:
The French Open semi-final between Casper Ruud and Marin Cilic was held up for 13 minutes on Friday when a protestor ran onto the court and tied herself to the net.
The woman leapt from the Court Philippe Chatrier crowd during the sixth game of the third set. She wore a shirt which bore the slogan: “We have 1028 days left.”
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The 2022 French Open men’s semifinal between Casper Ruud and Marin Cilic was interrupted when a woman walked onto the court and tied her neck to the net as a form of protest.
She was eventually removed from the court while the players headed back to the locker room. The match later resumed, Ruud running out a 3-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 winner to become the first Norwegian man to reach a Grand Slam final where he will meet 13-time champion Rafael Nadal.
Plays: Right-handed
Nadal h2h:
This will be the first career meeting between Rafael Nadal and Casper Ruud, so their current head-to-head stands at 0-0.
Rafael Nadal vs Casper Ruud odds
Compagne:
For the better part of two sets, Casper Ruud’s first Grand Slam semifinal hadn’t gone as planned.
His opponent, Marin Cilic, had taken the initiative in the early going, and powered his way to a 6-3 first-set win. Unlike Ruud, Cilic had made it this far at a major half a dozen times over the course of his 16-year career, and it showed.
The 33-year-old was the one who was stepping onto the court and playing proactive tennis, while the 23-year-old Ruud couldn’t get out of his defensive crouch behind the baseline.
