¡Impresionante! Rafael Nadal sigue escribiendo historia, es el rey de Roland Garros y derrotó fácil al noruego Casper Ruud en tres sets
¡Impresionante! Rafael Nadal sigue escribiendo historia, es el rey de Roland Garros y derrotó fácil al noruego Casper Ruud en tres sets para recuperar el torneo que ha sido suyo en 14 ocasiones.
El español ganó por décimo cuarta ocasión el torneo de París, el máximo torneo con pista de arcilla y el Grand Slam número 22 para el máximo poseedor de trofeos de élite en el tenis.
El noruego de 23 años no pudo con la presión de enfrentar al mejor de todos los tiempos en Roland Garros, una era tan dominante que será difícil que volvamos a ver algo similar.
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Con parciales de 6-3, 6-3 y ¡6-0! Rafael Nadal se hizo del título y en la presentación de su trofeo apareció ni más ni menos que Billy Jean King en un mes como este donde se celebra la inclusión y la diversidad. Un ícono premiando a otro ícono por si el momento pudiera ser más emotivo.
Ahora la carrera es tras Rafael Nadal que suma su segundo Grand Slam del año al ganar también el Australian Open en enero y parece que solo Novak Djokovic tiene oportunidad de igualarlo.
Un buen perdedor sabe reconocer al ganador y fueron las palabras que expresó Casper Ruud quien felicitó a Nadal por su victoria y reconoció la gran trayectoria y el honor de haberlo enfrentado por primera vez en una final, “caí contigo, pero hemos sido varios los que lo hemos hecho”.
Zverev corrió hacia su derecha a responder un disparo de Nadal cuando su tobillo se dobló, el tenista cayó
El tenista español Rafael Nadal ya se instaló en la final de Roland Garros tras vencer por retiro del alemán Alexander Zverev quien se lastimó el tobillo en el encuentro.
El español había ganado el primer set muy apretado con un parcial de 7-6(10-8) y el segundo set ya estaba forzado nuevamente el tie break con un 6-6 en el marcador cuando vino la penosa lesión que alejó al número tres del mundo de una final de Grand Slam.
Zverev corrió hacia su derecha a responder un disparo de Nadal cuando su tobillo se dobló, el tenista cayó y los gritos de dolor se escucharon en toda la arena de París.
Rápidamente su entrenador entró al rescate del tenista y el propio Rafael Nadal rodeó la red para observar el estado de salud de su colega y rival, pero minutos más tarde tras abandonar la pista en silla de ruedas, Alexander Zverev volvió en muletas para anunciar su retiro de la semifinal.
Así que será Rafael Nadal el que enfrente a Casper Ruud de Noruega en el que sería el Grand Slam número 22 y lo pondría en la cima de los mejores tenistas de la historia.
“In the United States, there is a golf course around every corner, You can always find a golf course.”
INDIAN WELLS, California — For Casper Ruud, the annual trip to the Coachella Valley for the BNP Paribas Open is a sportsman’s dream. He can pursue his profession as a tennis player, but still sneak out on off days to get in a few rounds of golf.
“They call this a tennis paradise, but I think it is a golf paradise, too,” Ruud said after a three-hour marathon victory over Lloyd Harris, 6-7, 6-4, 6-4.
Rather than talk about the match Monday, his ninth win in a row on the ATP Tour including a win last week at San Diego, the 10th-ranked Ruud wanted to talk about a golf milestone.
“I have to brag a bit. I shot the best round of my life,” Ruud said of his trip to the desert this year. “I shot 71 at the Stadium Course at PGA West.”
Before getting too excited by that score, however, Ruud quickly admitted that he has since returned to the Stadium Course and his score wasn’t nearly as good the second time. And after beating his friend and playing partner in the first round, it was the friend who gained revenge in the second round.
Diego Schwartzman of Argentina returns to Casper Ruud of Norway during their round four match of the BNP Paribas Open, Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021, in Indian Wells, Calif.
While Ruud certainly didn’t play the Stadium Course from the same tees as the pros in The American Express PGA Tour event last January, and the course certainly wasn’t set up as tough as it can be for the PGA Tour players, Ruud’s 1-under 71 last week was better than some of the final-round scores of players like major championship winners Zach Johnson and Jimmy Walker last January.
A five-time winner on the ATP this year, Ruud admits that he brings his own golf clubs with him on trips to the United States.
“It is different in Europe,” Ruud said. “In the United States, there is a golf course around every corner, You can always find a golf course.”
Ruud said his friend in the desert loves to play golf as well and is a good tennis player who Ruud can practice with when in the Coachella Valley. Having played two golf rounds with the friend so far this month, Ruud said there are plans to get back to the Stadium Course and play a third match for some bragging rights.
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Norway a sporting power
As a top athlete from Norway, Ruud has even had a chance to cross paths with another top star from that country, golfer Viktor Hovland. Hovland is ranked 15th in the Official World Golf Rankings and just became the first Norwegian to play in the Ryder Cup for the European side. Hovland is a little more than a year older than the 22-year-old Ruud, but they did attend the same sports academy at the same time.
“I know him a little bit,“ Ruud said. “I think I watch more of his golf than he watches of my tennis.”
Ruud said he is happy that Norway is becoming known for more than just winter sports. His own tennis – where he is a threat to make the ATP finals later this year – and Hovland’s appearance in the Ryder Cup is only part of the surge of Norwegian athletes. The country also won two gold medals in track and field in the Summer Olympics in Tokyo.
As for the tennis Monday, Ruud rallied after dropping the first set in a tiebreaker to Harris, seeded 26th at Indian Wells. Tied at 4-4 in the second set, Ruud broke Harris to take a 5-4 lead and then served out the set to force a third set. An early break in that set sent Ruud to the victory.
The victory leaves Ruud on track for a potential sixth win in the 2021 year. But it also means he’s staying in the desert a little longer, which means more golf.
