Roma, Casper Ruud open-hearted about the absences of Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz

Roma, Casper Ruud open-hearted about the absences of Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz

During an interview given to the microphones of "Sky Sport", Norwegian tennis player Casper Ruud, among other topics, expressed his open heart about the absences of Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz at the Internazionali d'Italia due to physical problems. In addition, the Oslo native è commented on his own ambitions to win.

"First of all I think it is very sad for the whole tournament that Sinner and Alcaraz are not here. They are fantastic players, they have won so much, and for the tournament it would have been great to have them on the court. Next year they will try to win the trophy, but I think they made the right decision if they felt too sick to play. Tennis è a very demanding sport both physically and mentally. You play week after week, tournament after tournament. It's normal that Jannik who has already played so much this year started to feel tired and fatigued. I think he made the right decision not to play here" began the Norwegian player.

"Right now Rome looks like a tournament that anyone canò win. Djokovic è the favorite becauseè è the number 1 seed.Medvedev won the title in 2023 and wants to defend it. Rublev won in Madrid, Tsitsipas is playing very well, of course I also want to win. There are so many players who can win in Rome this year. There could also be surprises. We will see how it will go, I hope to be there again next week. And I hope I can continue to play well by taking advantage of the fact that the scoreboard è open" added Casper Ruud.