Casper Ruud, Champion at Mutua Madrid Open, the biggest career performance! The Norwegian defeated in 3 sets on Jack Draper in the final

Casper Ruud had a delightful evolution at the ATP 1000 Madrid, managing to get 6 victories and lose a single set. In the final, the Norwegian has been taken with Jack Draper, which from Monday, May 5, will enter the Top 5.

Casper Ruud, victorious in the Mutua Madrid Open final, after a match in which he showed his experience

The British dominated the inaugural set and led 3-1, 4-2 and 5-3. The situation changed from the 9th game, when Ruud raised his level and managed to take control of the game. The 26-year-old tennis has awarded 4 consecutive games, won the first set with 7-5 and left with his mouth shut and nerves stretched to his opponent.

After a balanced start of the second set, Draper found the resources to focus and, like his opponent, passed 4 games in a row. As a result, from 2-3, the score became 6-3 for the 23-year-old player. 1-1 at sets.

In the decisive sequence, Draper missed a huge opportunity: at 2-1, he had 3 break balls, but he did not manage to make them. The loss of that game was lethal to the British. Ruud evolved excellent until the end of the match and, after 2 hours and 30 minutes, won 7-5, 3-6, 6-4.

Due to this result, Ruud obtained the first title of this year and the 13th of his career. The athlete who lost 12 finals is at the first victory in a 1000-point tournament.

Casper Ruud's track record at Madrid

• Tour 2: 6-3, 6-4 vs. Arthur Rinderknech (29 years old, 76 ATP)

• Tour 3: 6-3, 6-3 vs. Sebastian Korda (24 years old, 24 ATP)

• Optimum final: 7-5, 6-4 vs. Taylor Fritz (27 years old, 4 ATP)

• Quarters of final: 6-3, 7-5 vs. Daniil Medvedev (29 years old, 10 ATP)

• Semifinals: 6-4, 7-5 vs. Francisco Cerundolo (26 years old, 21 ATP)

• Final: 7-5, 3-6, 6-4 vs. Jack Draper

On the other side Jack Draper can be consoled with the fact that The Mutua Madrid Open performance will take it to the top 5 starting next weeke. The 23 -year -old athlete already has a title this year: Indian Wells.

Jack Draper's record at Madrid

• Tour 2: 6-3, 6-4 vs. Tallon Griekspoor (28 years old, 34 ATP)

• Tour 3: 7-6 (2) vs. Matteo Berrettini (29 years old, 31 ATP), who withdrew

• Optimum final: 6-2, 6-2 vs. Tommy Paul (27, 12 ATP)

• Quarters of final: 6-0, 6-4 vs. Matteo Arnaldi (24 years old, 44 ATP)

• Semifinals: 6-3, 7-6 (4) vs. Lorenzo Musetti (23 years old, 11 ATP)

• Final: 5-7, 6-3, 4-6 vs. Casper Ruud

Casper Ruud, about the problems he went through: “I felt like a hamster on a wheel”

I do not want to go in this topic very much, but the truth is that I went through some mental problems this year so I asked for help from professionals and that helped me a lot. I noticed a quick improvement. It seems to me that it is great to have someone to talk to about my feelings. Life in tennis is not easy and I reached a point where I was outdated.

Fortunately, I feel good again about myself, I wake up with enthusiasm and smile on my lips and, in particular, I am grateful because I was honest with myself and I realized that I needed help. I felt like a hamster on a wheel, taking a lot of steps, but without any progress. With the present program, it is impossible to stop.

I needed a break from that spiral to reflect on my life, my feelings and the way I was. Now i'm again on «Hamsters wheel» in which the circuit puts us, but with a much better mentality. Tennis is much more complicated than hitting a well ball

– Casper Ruud, about the mental problems with which he faced