WATCH: “True gentleman” Casper Ruud gifts Carlos Alcaraz a crucial point out of sportsman spirit after the blunder by the chair umpire at the US Open final
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Casper Ruud and Carlos Alcaraz
Casper Ruud has managed to reach another Grand Slam final of the year after defeating the Russian Karen Khachanov in four sets 7-6(5),6-2,5-7,6-2. He made his maiden final appearance at the 2022 French Open where he lost to the 22-time Grand Slam winner Rafael Nadal who won his 14th title at the Roland Garros.
He had cruised his way to the semi-finals at the 2022 US Open after thrashing the Italian Matteo Berrettini in straight sets to record his 43rd win of the season. He defeated the lucky loser Corentin Moutet, Tommy Paul, Tim van Rijthoven and Kyle Edmund in the previous rounds to continue his great form at the US Open.
He had some wins and some losses managing to put up a good season in the hard-court season prior to the US Open. He had reached the semi-finals at the Canadian Open but lost to Hubert Hurkacz after defeating Felix Auger Aliassime in the quarter-finals. Ruud was handed a shocking early-round defeat at the Cincinnati Open.
The young Norwegian star is proving himself as one of the best upcoming players in the world with his consistent performances and unique shots. Ruud is often called a clay court specialist but he has managed to prove his mettle on the hard courts as well with resilience and grit.
Casper Ruud shows the true spirit of sportsmanship during the finals of the US Open
Casper Ruud is up against the young in-form Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz in the finals of the US Open. During the first set of play, Ruud was down by a game with Alcaraz serving as 4-3. Upon serve, Ruud got a bit late to the ball and hence returned it after the second bounce with the chair umpire failing to call it a fault but in return, the Spaniard hit an error and lost the point.
But Ruud being a true gentleman, walked up to the umpire to inform his mistake and gift the point to his opponent which showed his nature of fair play, and it was widely appreciated by the crowd as well as by Alcaraz for showing the true spirit of sportsmanship.
Both players have been playing some excellent level of tennis for the past fortnight as they both are on the way to their maiden major title along with becoming the world number one. It has been a historic US Open where the players in the finals are not the Big-3.
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Prateek Pradhan
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