‘Fourth Time the Lucky Charm’ – Casper Ruud Unfolds His Feelings on Beating Alexander Zverev in Miami Open 2022

Casper Ruud is having his dream run at the ATP Masters 1000 Miami Open. World No. 8 got better of Alexander Zverev in the quarterfinals. The two had previously played each other twice in their career, with Zverev leading the head-to-head race 2-0. However, after winning the last match, Ruud now stands at 1-2 in the race.
Turning pro in 2015, Ruud had made it thrice to the semifinals of a Masters 1000 event. However, he wasn’t able to cross the semifinals. At Miami 2022, Ruud has reached his fourth Masters 1000 semifinal and is hoping to reach his first-ever Masters 1000 finals. Post his win over Zverev, Ruud opened up about the win and being in the fourth Masters 1000 semifinal.

Prior to this win, Ruud had previously beaten just one Top 5 player in his career. Stefanos Tsitsipas at the 2021 Madrid Open. The win against Zverev has not only opened Ruud’s door to his fourth Masters 1000 semifinal but is also his career-best win. Winning against a Top 5 player is undoubtedly a treat for a growing player. Ruud was no different.

Opening up on his win over Zverev, a highly excited and energetic Casper Ruud said, “I feel a little bit good. I mean, it’s obviously an exciting night and the biggest win of my career so far.”

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Casper Ruud on reaching his 4th Masters 1000 semifinal

Elaborating on how he feels about reaching his fourth Masters 1000 semifinal, Ruud said, “This is now the fourth time I’m reaching a semi-final in a Masters 1000 event and … the first time on hard court so that means it’s a little bit extra special for me.”

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Casper Ruud reached his first Masters 1000 semifinal at the 2020 Rome Masters, where he was beaten by the World No. 1 Novak Djokovic. He next played a Masters level semifinal at the 2021 Monte Carlo Masters, losing to Andrey Rublev. He last played a Masters semifinal at the 2021 Madrid Masters, losing to Matteo Berrettini.

Keeping all the losses in mind, Ruud hopes to learn from those losses and use them to reach his first Masters final in Miami. “Let’s see if I can take what I have learned from the three previous semi-finals where unfortunately I lost all of them and see if I can turn it around and make the fourth time the lucky charm,” Ruud asserted

Coming back to the draw, Casper Ruud will now face Argentinian player Francisco Cerundolo in the semifinals.