At his press conference after the match, Ruud joked that he had a lot to discuss with Cristiano Ronaldo because “CR7 is at risk.”
Ruud has the same initials as Ronaldo, who got the nickname CR7 after sporting the No. 7 jersey for Manchester United.
Five months ago, after defeating Andrey Rublev 2-6, 7-5, 7-6(5) in the group stage of the ATP Finals, Ruud revealed that though he is not a huge football fan, he has a favorite team – Liverpool.
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He also shared his love for Liverpool FC during a Q&A session with fans on Twitter when asked which football team he supported.
“I didn’t expect myself to reach the final in the first place, so I can’t be too upset about it” - Casper Ruud
Casper Ruud will head to his best surface – clay – satisfied with his performance in his first ever Masters 1000 final, which, interestingly, was on a hardcourt.
Ruud beat Henri Laaksonen, Alexander Bublik, Cameron Norrie, Alexander Zverev and Francisco Cerundolo on his way to the final against Carlos Alcaraz.
The Norwegian said he had an “exciting two weeks” in Miami and, although disappointed with his loss in the final, didn’t expect to make it that far to begin with.
Ruud, employing a “fight fire with fire” mindset against Alcaraz, blasted 91mph forehands on average at the start of their Miami Open final to lead 4-1 in the first set. But he couldn’t execute this consistently throughout the match.
His serve failed him as well. After averaging 67.8 percent on first serves in his first five matches in the tournament, he only logged 59 percent against Alcaraz and won only 60 percent off his first serve. With Alcaraz relentlessly attacking his second serve, Ruud only managed to win 53 percent in that department.
Ruud also shared his hopes for tennis in Norway, which became the 33rd country to be represented at a Masters 1000 final.
Casper Ruud withdrew from the Houston ATP 250 this week due to wisdom tooth pain, which he had been suffering from for a few days in Miami.
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