He looked at Rafael Nadal as his idol he really wanted to be on that center court one day - Casper Ruud s dad on his son s tennis journey × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout Tennis US Open 2022 News
He looked at Rafael Nadal as his idol he really wanted to be on that center court one day - Casper Ruud s dad on his son s tennis journey
By Subhashish Majumdar Modified 07 Sep 2022 Follow Us Comment Share Ruud lost to Nadal in the finals of the French Open earlier this year Rafael Nadal continues to find mention at the US Open even after losing his fourth-round match in New York. Casper Ruud's father Christian, who played an instrumental role in his son's tennis career, revealed that Casper looked up to Nadal as his idol. The 23-year-old Ruud stormed into the semifinals of the US Open with a 6-1, 6-4, 7-6(4) win over 13th seed Matteo Berrettini. José Morgado@josemorgadoCasper Ruud continues his great season, comes back from 2-5 down in the 3rd set to beat Matteo Berrettini 6-1, 6-4, 7-6(4) and reach the semifinals at the #USOpen. One set closer to the world #1 as well.175086Casper Ruud continues his great season, comes back from 2-5 down in the 3rd set to beat Matteo Berrettini 6-1, 6-4, 7-6(4) and reach the semifinals at the #USOpen. One set closer to the world #1 as well. https://t.co/JTKFGN1EcJ Over the course of a press conference at Flushing Meadows, Christian Ruud, who had an all-time high world ranking of No. 39 in the early 1990s, stressed that he never had to push his son too hard. "He was a kid that really liked sports, so he did well in all the sports. When he was 11, 12, he said to me he wanted to go more on the tennis. Then, I started to help him a little bit more because he wanted it that way. Kind of when he was 13 years old, he did well in the European Championship in Under-14," Ruud disclosed. "Then I kind of saw that he had something special in a way, and from that point I was, you know, more into it. I didn't feel like we were pushing him. I think he really wanted to see how far he could reach. He was already starting to look at Rafa as his idol, so he really was into the tennis world and he wanted to be on that center court one day," he added. sadie :)@slaylorfritzi’ve been busy all day and i think i missed the arc where christian ruud is now doing 15 minute long press conferences 5i’ve been busy all day and i think i missed the arc where christian ruud is now doing 15 minute long press conferences https://t.co/iu0wDSyHjA Christian Ruud also mentioned that as a child, Casper was a gifted athlete and the two also played soccer, ice hockey and golf as well. "I think I was quite young when I became a father. I was 26 or 27. So I had a lot of energy. I was still playing pro. I wanted to play with my son. So, we did a lot of other sports like all the other kids. He did soccer and he did ice hockey and a lot of golf also.bbI think he was introduced to all the sports. I actually didn't coach him that much when he was young. He was in the club, and he was coached by the coaches in the club," Ruud added. Carlos Alcaraz keeps Spanish flag flying at US Open in Rafael Nadal s absence
Rafael Nadal bowed out of the 2022 US Open in the fourth round. Carlos Alcaraz overcame a determined Marin Cilic to book a place in the quarterfinals of the US Open even as his idol Rafael Nadal made a fourth-round exit. The young Spaniard kept his calm as the match progressed into the wee hours on Tuesday. Nadal's fans, who were understandably disappointed after watching the 22-time Grand Slam champion go down to Frances Tiafoe, will be cheering for the 22-time Grand Slam winner's compatriot Alcaraz, who will take on Jannik Sinner in the quarterfinals.Carlos Alcaraz@carlosalcaraz???!!!!! CUARTOS! VAMOS! @usopen174161326???!!!!! CUARTOS! VAMOS! @usopen https://t.co/MwznvyJphk Poll : 0 votes Quick Links More from Sportskeeda Edited by Anirudh × Feedback Thank You! Be the first one to comment Follow Us Share Show More Comments GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ GIF Comment in moderation 0 0 Reply x Edit Delete Delete the comment? No thanks Delete GIF Cancel Update GIF Cancel Reply ❮ ❯ Be the first one to comment on this story More from Sportskeeda Fetching more content... 1 Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout No Results Found Get the free App now Manage notifications Popular Sports (30+) CricketCricket HomeScheduleT20 World CupT20 warm upIND vs SAENG vs PAKAUS vs ENGLegends LeagueECS T10 CroatiaWBBL 2022ECC T10SMAT 2022Bukhatir LeagueNZ T20 Tri-SeriesWomen's Asia Cup 2022ECT10 FootballFootball HomeNewslettersSK Experts ScheduleEPLNations LeagueLa LigaLigue 1Champions LeagueFIFA WCMLS Bundesliga Serie A WWEWWE HomeNewslettersRumor RoundupRAWSmackDownResultsRosterChampionsWWE Crown Jewel 2022PPV ScheduleAEW EsportsEsports HomeMinecraftOverwatch 2RobloxGenshin ImpactFortniteGTAStreamersFree FirePUBGValorantBGMIPop CultureAnimeGaming TechWiki Guides TennisTennis HomeTennis calendarTennis Results TodayATP RankingsWTA RankingsRoger FedererRafael NadalNovak DjokovicSerena Williams MMAMMA HomeUFC NewsONE ChampionshipUFC Fight NightScheduleRankingsResultsUFC Fights TonightONE Championship ResultsONE Championship ScheduleONE Championship Rankings KabaddiKabaddi HomePKL 2022PKL SchedulePKL Points TableKabaddi Rules WikiWiki HomeMinecraft WikiNaruto WikiTikTok WikiYoutube WikiGTA WikiTerraria WikiOne Piece Wiki MoreSportsBasketballIndian FootballNFLMinecraftFormula 1NascarPop CultureCollege FootballHockeyGolfAthleticsBadmintonGymnasticsWrestlingSwimmingTennisShootingBoxingArcheryWinter SportsRobloxFree PicksSkateboardingKho KhoLifestyle LINKS About Us Write For Us Policies Editorial Standards Journalism Awards Fact Check Affiliate Program Careers CSR Privacy Policy Contact Us Edition: English हिन्दी