PARIS : Casper Ruud is not haunted by memories of his punishing defeat by Rafa Nadal in last year's French Open final but the Norwegian fourth seed said on Saturday he hoped to make his presence felt again with more eyes on him.With the 14-times champion Nadal absent at Roland Garros this year due to inju
PARIS : Casper Ruud is not haunted by memories of his punishing defeat by Rafa Nadal in last year's French Open final but the Norwegian fourth seed said on Saturday he hoped to make his presence felt again with more eyes on him.
"I'm not the first victim to lose to Rafa in the final. I wish I could have done a little better and so on, but it was my first one," Ruud told reporters, reflecting on his defeat in Paris last year. "It's been sort of quiet so far. I've been able to do my job and play my matches and get on in the tournament. So I'm happy and moving closer to second week.
Ruud, who has been dragged to four sets in his last two matches by Giulio Zeppieri and Zhang, said he was still not playing flawless tennis.
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