"Match record of 105-3 in all is intimidating enough": Ruud dispels notion of Nadal pre-match mind games from Auger-Aliassime

Casper Ruud doesn't agree with Felix Auger-Aliassime and his assertion that Rafael Nadal does some gamesmanship before a match adding that he's intimidating as he is.

Nadal has been one of the best players in tennis history and his record at Roland Garros in particular is incredible. 105 wins and only three losses sounds like a work of fiction but it's actually his true record at the event which is hard to comprehend. Even if you watched him dominate for all those years it seems borderline crazy for a player to lose only 3 matches in 100+ matches.

That is why Casper Ruud doesn't think that Nadal needs to resort to any mind games as Auger speculated. The Canadian said in a recent ATP video:

“We’re young and seeing Rafa all these years play there and you’re about to go and play him on Center Court, it’s special. But then when he was doing it, I was like, ‘Is he doing that on purpose a little bit?’”

Ruud quickly added:

“I think his match record of 105-3 in all is intimidating enough as it is. So, I don’t think he needs to (unintelligible)."