Casper Ruud has revealed that he will take time out to enjoy good sleep if he overcomes Carlos Alcaraz in the final of the US Open on Sunday.
Ruud, who is yet to win a set against Alcaraz in two meetings, having lost their most recent encounter in Miami in March, will play his second Grand Slam final on Sunday. He has an opportunity to check off both his childhood dreams.
Carlos Alcaraz, explosive and electric, and all of 19, will go up against the solidity of the second-generation tennis pro – Casper Ruud in a winner-takes-all US Open final.
Ruud, whose four-set semifinal win over Russian Karen Khachanov was completed earlier in the evening, thought playing Alcaraz in the title match would be fair for everyone.
“I think what’s most fair is if we both reach the final and whoever wins the final reaches the world No. 1. That would be I think the ideal situation,” stated Ruud after toppling Karen Khachanov in four sets in a highly composed semi-final.
“If I go to bed as No. 1, I will sleep pretty damn well, I guess.”
Alcaraz’s physical and mental stamina has been put to the test over the last fortnight but now stands one win away from Grand Slam glory.
Now the Spaniard looks to continue to make history and become the new world number one in what would cap off an extraordinary season.
