13Photo© hindustantimes.comCasper Ruud and Aryna Sabalenka advance to the second round of the French Open
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PARIS: Two-time finalist Casper Ruud began his French Open with a 6-3, 6-4, 6-3 win against Felipe Meligeni Alves on Tuesday.
“I think I am having a pretty good clay season,” the No. 7 seed said.
Ruud, who leads the ATP with 36 wins this season, won clay-court titles at the Geneva Open and the Barcelona Open and was the runner-up at Monte Carlo, where he lost to Stefanos Tsitsipas.
Ruud made it to the final at Roland Garros each of the last two years, losing to Rafael Nadal in 2022 and Novak Djokovic in 2023.
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“ Again at the beginning, in the first set, I was challenged. He was playing very well, aggressive from the start. It took me a little bit of time to start swinging through the ball a bit more loose.…
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“ I’m glad that I came through the opening [two] rounds in straight sets,
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“ I'm trying to do well on clay, it is tough conditions here but I enjoy playing here and I'm just trying to bring my best tennis every time -- whatever the surface,
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“ I already cried yesterday watching Rafa,
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“ I don't know. I am trying to do well in clay. It's tough conditions here. I am really enjoying. I am really trying to play my best tennis, regardless of clay court or grass court,
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