Casper Ruud gained his maiden ATP Masters 1000 title after prevailing at the Madrid Open 2025. On Sunday, May 4, the Norwegian celebrity defeated Britain's Jack Draper 7-5, 3-6, 6-4 in the final of the clay-court match at Manolo Santana.
After being zero-6 down in huge finals, along with the French Open in 2022 and 2023 and the US Open in 2022, Ruud ultimately tasted success.
Ruud, who earlier was given the higher of Taylor Fritz, Daniil Medvedev, and Francisco Cerundolo, didn't make the pleasant of begins. Ruud, who sustained rib damage in the semi-final, went three-five down in the commencing set before creating a robust comeback.
Draper, however, refused to throw in the towel inside the 2d set, conserving serve to like for three-three and then breaking Ruud two times, forcing the contest right into a deciding set.
Draper started the third set with more composure; however, it became Ruud who brought forth all his experience, breaking his opponent's serve with a 3-2 lead, and then he clinched the title with a dominant love maintain.
After his biggest career win, Ruud said, "It has been a long time coming. (This was) one of the virtually massive goals I dreamed approximately whilst I used to be young, so it is an excellent feeling to perform it. Additionally, the manner I did it these days, it changed into a first-rate fit."
"I knew Jack had been playing incredible all yr, and mainly in this match, so I knew that if I didn't deliver my A-plus game, I was going to be whooped around the court," Ruud delivered.
'Big increase for me'
Ruud additionally had phrases of praise for Draper, who hadn't dropped a set until the tough-fought final.
"Fortuitously, I played in reality well. Jack has ended up such an excellent player on any surface now ... that is a truly huge improvement for me, and I would like to hold it going," Ruud added.
As far as Draper is concerned, he'll leapfrog the legendary Novak Djokovic to attain his profession-pleasant rating of No. 5 on Monday.
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