Casper Ruud thinks the medical timeout by Holger Rune has helped him during the Rome Semi-final
Casper Ruud has his say about the medical timeout by Holger Rune during the Rome Masters Semi-final.
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After losing to the Danish 20-year-old Holger Rune for the first time in his career, Casper Ruud has his say about the “tactical” medical timeout taken by Rune during the match. The final score of the much anticipated Nordic clash in the Rome Masters semi-final was 6-7(2-7), 6-4, 6-2. Rune will now face the winner of the Stefanos Tsitsipas-Daniil Medvedev semi-finals in the finals of the Rome Masters.
Ruud answered the question raised about the medical timeout by Rune during the post-press conference. The Norwegian answered, “I would like to think not, but I don’t know. It was for the shoulder. I don’t know, when I broke him, he didn’t serve particularly slow I think. I don’t know. It would only be guessing. But I think if you have pain, you have the right to take the physio.”
The Danish continued, “The rule should maybe be discussed a bit I think because there are many cases where someone takes medical timeout and it’s before the opponent’s serve, which I know a lot of people kind of dislike a little bit because it can interrupt your rhythm and you have to wait when you’re about to serve. I don’t know if that’s something that might change in the future.
It’s completely allowed to take a medical timeout. It seemed like it helped him a lot. He played very, very well in the second and third set coming back. Yeah, if there was pain, sure it obviously helped him a lot I think.“
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Holger Rune is in the form of his life
The Danish wunderkind is in exceptional form in recent months as he has won the last 7 battles against top-5 opponents. He will be looking to win his second ATP-1000 title in Rome. His first triumph was in Paris Masters last year against Novak Djokovic in a thrilling final. The ability of the Danish wunderkind to dictate the play in crucial moments is the key to his success.
With Casper Ruud also back in a bit of form, this year’s French Open must be wide open for all. Tennis pundits have already pointed out that the absence of Rafael Nadal makes this year the most open French Open tournament in recent years.
Apart from Holger Rune, Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner, and Casper Ruud will be also top contenders for the French Open this year along with Novak Djokovic, Stefanos Tsitsipas, and Daniil Medvedev.
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