French Open: Casper Ruud is a dark horse at Roland Garros and is fast becoming one of Norway's biggest sporting starsNorway's Casper Ruud could be the dark horse of this year's French Open at Roland GarrosCasper Ruud is fast becoming one of Norway's biggest sporting celebrities following his rapid rise up the ATP Tour rankings and recent title in Geneva. He faces Alejandro Davidovich Fokina of Spain next with realistic ambitions of becoming the dark horse of this year's Grand Slam. The 22-year-old from Oslo, won his second ATP Tour title in Geneva just before Roland Garros, and he already has 34 clay-court wins in 2020/21. Having made the fourth round of this year's Australian Open, Ruud has gone on to reach the semi-finals in Madrid, Munich and Monte Carlo. "First of all, it's nice to get some recognition that you've had a good clay-court swing," Ruud told a press conference in Paris.

Source: Sky sports June 03, 2021 06:01 UTC