{"id":340866,"date":"2025-08-13T10:08:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-13T10:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/340866\/"},"modified":"2025-08-13T10:08:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-13T10:08:11","slug":"casper-ruud-reveals-whether-he-still-believes-he-can-compete-with-jannik-sinner-and-carlos-alcaraz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/340866\/","title":{"rendered":"Casper Ruud reveals whether he \u2018still believes\u2019 he can compete with Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Casper Ruud has endured somewhat of a rollercoaster season on the ATP Tour, with plenty of highs and lows.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Norwegian star began the year with a shock defeat at the Australian Open<\/a>, when Ruud lost to Jakub Mensik in the second round.<\/p>\n

Bouncing back, Ruud reached the final of the Dallas Open<\/a> in his next tournament, before his form dipped once more.<\/p>\n

Finding success on his favored surface, Ruud won the biggest title of his career<\/a> at the Madrid Open Masters 1000 event, defeating Britain\u2019s Jack Draper in the final.<\/p>\n

\"CasperPhoto by OSCAR DEL POZO\/AFP via Getty Images<\/p>\n

Injury prevented him from carrying that momentum forward to the French Open; however, as Ruud fell to Nuno Borges<\/a> in the second round.<\/p>\n

Yet to make a deep run since his return from injury, Ruud<\/a> now sits 13th in the world rankings, a long way from his career-high rank of second.<\/p>\n

With that in mind, Ruud has now revealed whether he believes he can \u2018catch\u2019 world number one and two, Jannik Sinner<\/a> and Carlos Alcaraz.<\/p>\n

Casper Ruud \u2018really still believes\u2019 he can catch Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz<\/p>\n

Appearing as a guest on the latest episode of \u2018The Sit Down\u2019, Ruud reflected on his Madrid Open triumph and outlined the goals he has left to achieve in tennis.<\/p>\n

\u201cWinning a tournament is a very special feeling, so of course the Madrid title tasted well for me, and I had not won a tournament of that scale before, so it\u2019s nice to check off a [Masters] 1000,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI have been close on many occasions and reached finals in tournaments and, of course, Slams.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe ultimate goal and final goal of my career is to win a trophy in a Slam one day, but it\u2019s not going to be easy because you have a lot of players who think the same way, and the level is really high.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Norwegian knows it will be difficult, but he still has faith in his ability to overcome the best players in the world.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou have two guys now [Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz<\/a>] who you can honestly say have taken it to a different level, but I really still believe that they are catchable,\u201d said Ruud.<\/p>\n

\"JannikPhoto by Daniel Kopatsch\/Getty Images<\/p>\n

\u201cThat it\u2019s possible to catch them and they are beatable, otherwise I don\u2019t believe I would be here if I didn\u2019t think you could beat anyone.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sinner and Alcaraz have dominated at the Grand Slam level since the beginning of 2024, winning the last seven tournaments.<\/p>\n