Watch Casper Ruud use a wrong-footing floating backhand to turn the point in his favour on Thursday at the Rio Open presented by Claro. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com. Photo: Joao Pires/Fotojump
Watch Thursday highlights as Alexandr Dolgopolov moves past Horacio Zeballos at the Rio Open presented by Claro, plus wins for Thiago Monteiro, Pablo Carreno Busta and Casper Ruud. Watch live tennis at tennistv.com. Photo: Joao Pires/Fotojump
#NextGenATP player Casper Ruud has caused a stir at the Rio Open, where he defeated Rogerio Dutra Silva to claim his first ATP World Tour win. Ahead of his second-round contest with Roberto Carballes Baena, we present the need-to-know on the 18-year-old Norwegian. 1. Tennis Is In His DNA His father, Christian Ruud, was a Top 50 professional tennis player. He reached his career-high No. 39 in the Emirates ATP Rankings on 9 October 1995, and finished his career with 115 tour-level victories. "I have a great relationship with my father," said Ruud. "Sometimes in the world of sport it isn't easy to have such a strong relationship, but for us it's marvellous. "We are both very competitive and both...
Match Win-Loss Leaders Brazil's Rogerio Dutra Silva was the lone player to claim 50 match wins this year, but it was Yen-Hsun Lu earning the highest win percentage (min. 30 matches played). Player W-L Pct. Yen-Hsun Lu 34-5 .871 James Duckworth 25-5 .833 Steve Darcis 31-7 .816 Facundo Bagnis 45-11 .804 Dudi Sela 25-8 .757 Carlos Berlocq 34-11 .755 Gerald Melzer 44-16 .733 Ricardas Berankis 22-8 .733 Jordan Thompson 46-17 .730 Singles Title Leaders Facundo Bagnis became just the third player to win six titles in a season, joining Younes El Aynaoui (1998) and Juan Ignacio Chela (2001). Player Total Clay Grass Hard Facundo Bagnis 6 6 Yen-Hsun Lu 4 2 2 Gerald Melzer 4 3 ...
Norwegian teen Casper Ruud looks back on the fast start to his pro career, as he competes at the ATP Challenger Tour event in Santiago, Chile. Video courtesy Kalveer Biradar, Movistar Open Chile.