Casper Ruud is the latest player to reveal how paranoid he is about doping. This comes just months after two top tennis players, Jannik Sinner and Iga Swiatek, tested positive for banned substances.
In our Daily Dose of Social Media, we look at some of the best entertainment from the past day that you may have missed with the Madrid Open reaching the second week.
The French Open 2025 is set to start in about a month’s time, where top players from all over the world will participate to showcase their talent and secure the ultimate prize.
A few of the higher seeds at the ATP Masters in Madrid haven’t been doing too hot recently and would love to find some confidence back (like Daniil Medvedev or Casper Ruud).
The 2025 Geneva Open is scheduled for the same week as the ATP 500 tournament in Hamburg, but that has not stopped several excellent players from being on the entry list.
16 of the world's top 50 have signed up to play the Geneva Open between 17-24 May in what is a leading precursor prior to the French Open with Casper Ruud and Taylor Fritz leading the way at Parc des Eaux-Vives.
The stage is set and on Sunday afternoon at around 3pm local time, Carlos Alcaraz will face off against Holger Rune in the final of the 2025 Barcelona Open.
Top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz has earned his season-best eighth straight win after beating Alex de Minaur 7-5, 6-3 in the Barcelona Open quarterfinals. Defending champion Casper Ruud was knocked out by Holger Rune 6-4, 6-2.
The Big 3 era will finally come to an end with the retirement of Novak Djokovic. Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer hung up their rackets at the 2024 Davis Cup and the 2022 Laver Cup, respectively.
Holger Rune was able to win his second match against Casper Ruud in their mini-rivalry, reaching the 2025 Barcelona Open semi-finals. There used to be many great tennis players coming from Scandinavia.
Casper Ruud spoke about his chances of winning Roland Garros following Rafael Nadal’s retirement. The Spanish legend won an astonishing 14 titles at the French Open – the most by any player at a single Grand Slam – and holds a near-perfect 112–4 record (97%) at the tournament.
The ATP 500 Barcelona Open didn’t produce any major surprises on Wednesday, as the first Round of 16 matches took place, featuring Casper Ruud and Stefanos Tsitsipas as the main attractions.
The third day of action is here at the 2025 Barcelona Open with Quarter-Finals to be set at the Conde de Godo. Casper Ruud, Stefanos Tsitsipas and Holger Rune are involved on Wednesday.
Stefanos Tsitsipas and Casper Ruud have started their quests at the Barcelona Open with lightning fast wins on Tuesday afternoon after reaching the final last year.
Despite it being early into the week at the Barcelona Open, the big names start their quest mainly on Tuesday with Stefanos Tsitsipas as well as Carlos Alcaraz both in action on Day Two.
Norway’s Casper Ruud has stated that he is concerned about losing a spot in the top-10 of the ATP rankings ahead of the Barcelona Open. The 26-year-old is set to defend his title in the competition this year.
The draw has been confirmed for the 2025 Barcelona Open which will take place between 14-20 April 2025 and sees Carlos Alcaraz as top seed and Casper Ruud as defending champion.
No. 4 seed Casper Ruud of Norway, No. 5 seed Jack Draper of Great Britain and No. 7 seed Andrey Rublev of Russia were shown the exit door Thursday in the Round of 16 of the Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters in Monaco.
Casper Ruud and Carlos Alcaraz are in Monte Carlo participating in the first Masters 1000 of the clay season. Ruud could meet Alcaraz if both the players reach the semifinals.
The Six Kings Slam has ruffled some feathers, primarily due to the human rights situation in Saudi Arabia. World No. 8 Casper Rudd offered his opinion on the controversial event.