“After Roland Garros, I was, of course, extremely happy, but also humble enough to think that could be my only final of my career,” Ruud said. Casper Ruud of Norway returns to Russia’s Karen Khachanov during their men’s singles semi-final at the US Open in New York on Friday. Russia’s Karen Khachanov returns to Casper Ruud of Norway during their men’s singles semi-final at the US Open in New York on Friday. Moments later came the point of the match, on Ruud’s third opportunity to end that set. “We both just refused to do a mistake, knowing how important that point is,” Ruud said.