Don't be surprised that Casper Ruud lost early in New York. Be surprised he found a few weeks of good form and returned to the Roland Garros final this year.
Ruud dubbed 'biggest bottler in tennis' by tennis fans after crashing out of US Open to Zhizhen Zhang
ATPThursday, 31 August 2023 at 22:30
Casper Ruud
was caught off guard by Zhang Zhizhen in the second round of the US Open, and
fans reacted to the unexpected upset.
The
Norwegian's early exit in only the second match is one of the surprises in the
men's main draw so far. The US Open tends to bring about the most surprises
among the Grand Slams, and this time, three top-10 players, including Ruud,
have already fallen in the first two rounds.
However,
unlike Rune and Tsitsipas who faced the same situation, Ruud had previously
displayed an impressive performance at Flushing Meadows by reaching the final
in 2022 and losing to Carlos Alcaraz.
The
substantial number of points he had to defend will cause him to drop at least
to world No. 9, as he lost over 1000 points.
His
opponent, Zhang Zhizhen, entered as world No. 67 and although he hasn't
maintained consistent results, he has achieved some significant victories that
have solidified his position within the top 100.
The Chinese
player has defeated notable names this year, including Cameron Norrie, Denis
Shapovalov, Taylor Fritz, and Lorenzo Sonego.
Nevertheless,
Zhang's victory came as a surprise to fans who took to social media to
criticize the Norwegian player's unexpected loss.
"Don't
be surprised that Casper Ruud lost early in New York. Be surprised he found a
few weeks of good form and returned to the Roland Garros final this year,"
one user wrote.
"Casper
Ruud is the biggest bottler in tennis. I still wonder how he’s top 10. Smh,"
Casper Ruud is the biggest bottler in tennis. I still wonder how he’s top 10. Smh
"How
Casper Ruud played 3 grand slam finals. He just s**k."
How Casper Ruud played 3 grand slam finals. He just suck.
“Another
upset.. There goes the ranking drop! Guess #Ruud is going say re: tennis nobody knows what they’re talking
about (if you’re not a pro player),” some user added.
Another upset.. There goes the ranking drop! Guess #Ruud is going say re: tennis nobody knows what they’re talking about (if you’re not a pro player)😐#USOpen
Here are
some other reactions about Ruud’s lose:
Good win, but something went wrong at the end of S4. Player was allowed 3/5 mins for break, but clock showed 6+ mins. Rudd was frustrated, he was broken in the 1st game of the S5. Poor umpiring not enforcing rules - it affects the players. I'm not a Rudd fan, but I feel for him.
I mentioned on the 23rd August, before the US Open, that there are 5 average players for Europe team in the Laver cup. Unfortunately, I received a lot of backlash for this statement. People laughed. Hurkacz had a close call yesterday. Results are in.
I have been following tennis for now 4 5 months now.. use to know about the mews but now watching a lot.... i really don't see ruud, Rune , rublev , zverev, mussetti being consistent at all... Sometimes, i see them being so lazy in their approach towards the game
What is happening with Rudd. When I heard him say he was going to try and destroy the Alcaraz & Djokovic party, I was like he is as to improve ten fold👀👋
I think all of the slams need to go the Wimbeldon route and rank players based on their reputation at the given slam. Ruud, Rune, and Tsitsipas do not deserve their seeds if they are going to get bounced this early by relative unknowns.
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