Casper Ruud reveals what he likes most about Carlos Alcaraz

Carlos Alcaraz is among the brightest gamers on the ATP tour each on and off the courtroom. The younger Spanish ace has a very monumental expertise and might discover unimaginable options in each space of the courtroom, a sense of omnipotence that typically leads him to magnify and never make the fitting selection within the decisive moments of the matches.

For that reason, the 21-year-old from Murcia nonetheless has a number of ups and downs throughout the season and is many factors away from his nice rival Jannik Sinner within the ATP rating. The 4-time Grand Slam champion was additionally surpassed by Alexander Zverev within the latter a part of final season, which is why he must obtain prestigious ends in each Indian Wells and Miami.

His season started with the quarterfinals on the Australian Open, during which he was defeated by Serbian legend Novak Djokovic on the finish of a match during which he has a number of regrets. 

After profitable the primary set, Carlitos’ depth diminished and this allowed the 37-year-old from Belgrade to realize one more feat of his profession.

After that, the world quantity 3 received his first title of 2025 in Rotterdam, lifting his first trophy in indoor situations and in addition changing into the primary Spaniard to triumph on the prestigious occasion within the Netherlands.

Alcaraz had hoped to win his second title of the season in Doha immediately, however his run in Qatar ended within the quarterfinals in opposition to Czech ace Jiri Lehecka.

Ruud pays tribute to Alcaraz 

Even when he loses necessary matches, the Spaniard has the power to smile and all the time keep a optimistic angle.

Just lately, Norwegian star Casper Ruud needed to reward Alcaraz exactly for the world during which he behaves.

“I actually like the truth that he all the time smiles, irrespective of if he wins or loses,” Ruud mentioned. “Typically you get pissed off on the courtroom, for instance if you lose some necessary match or some loopy level, however Carlos manages to smile. 

I believe all gamers ought to take inspiration from his angle,” he added.

Casper Ruud: Carlos Alcaraz you realize he all the time brings a smile whether or not win or lose in fact you are allowed to be pissed off however even when he loses loopy factors he’ll smile and giggle about it 🙂 pic.twitter.com/T03dhzO3Uq

— f (@fvaeey) February 25, 2025