Casper Ruud

Casper Ruud and Marin Cilic were held up by a protestor in the third set of their second semi-final at Roland Garros. The players were forced to depart for ...

The players were forced to leave the court for approximately 10 minutes when a woman ran on to the Court Phillipe-Chatrier and attached herself to the side of the net. It took 10 minutes for the woman to be removed and the third set of the semi-final to continue - The match was put on hold for 10 minutes whilst the woman was removed

Casper Ruud has broken fresh ground as the first Norwegian to reach a Grand Slam singles final following his defeat of former world No.3 Marin Cilic at ...

A slew of garish unforced errors from the 20th seed threatened to surrender the double break but another patch of brilliance – including an ace and forehand winner down the line – kept him within striking distance. A heavy cross-court forehand winner secured the first break and after fending off a challenge on his own serve, the Croatian took matters into his own hands, hammering an inside-out forehand to snatch the double break and with it the set. He had made little impact on the Cilic serve but after four bungled chances, finally made good on his fifth break point to edge ahead 2-1 in the second.

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Casper Ruud has come out to respond to accusations of poor sportsmanship made by his French Open quarter-final opponent Holger Rune.

- French Open - French Open - French Open - French Open - French Open “How he creates the story of me shouting ‘YES’ straight into his face is just a lie.

The semi-final was held up for 10 minutes after a woman walked on to the court and tied herself to the net.

Start your Independent Premium subscription today. “I was too defensive. The semi-final was held up for 10 minutes after the woman walked on to the court and tied herself to the net.

The Casper Ruud - Marin Cilic French Open semifinal was interrupted due to a girl that came on court to protest.

This wasn't the first time a protestor had stormed the court during a sporting event in recent weeks. Ruud advanced, 3-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-2, to face Rafael Nadal in the French Open men's final on Sunday. It turns out she is a climate change activist and is in fear that "Roland Garros will no longer be able to exist," according to an English translation.

Casper Ruud battled back from a set down to defeat Marin Cilic in Friday's Roland Garros semi-finals, setting up a final showdown with 13-time champion ...

I was too defensive and then I was able to break him in the second set and that got me going again. But after a brief delay during which both players left the court, he finished the job at 10:15 p.m., closing out the win in just under three hours. Cilic produced a plus-four ratio in the opening two sets but a minus-nine mark in the last two. The eighth seed will face Rafael Nadal for the first time in Sunday's final as he bids to deny the Spaniard a record-extending 14th Roland Garros crown and 22nd Grand Slam singles title. After spending much of the opening set on defense, the Norwegian began to pull his opponent around by finding the corners with heavy spin. He is the last player of the Big 3 and the very top players in the world I have never played against,” Ruud said of Nadal in an on-court interview.

Casper Ruud reached his first Grand Slam final at the French Open, despite his match with Marin Cilic being interrupted and halted by a woman invading the ...

Nadal reached the final after Alexander Zverev suffered a nasty ankle injury during their semi-final. Ruud will face Nadal for the first time on Tour in Sunday's final. She was then handed over to the police.