The 26 -year -old Norwegian, so far still unhappy in his big finals (three in Grand Colam, two in Masters 1000), confirms his good shape on clay, his favorite surface.
He had lost in Roland-Garros in 2022 and 2023, against Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic, but also in the US Open finals in 2022 (against Carlos Alcaraz), and during two Masters 1000 in Miami in 2022 and Monte-Carlo in 2024.
The former N. 2 world, who will return to the top 10 on Monday, now has 13 titles to his record, including 12 on clay.
Tennis: Aryna Sabalenka wins in Madrid against Coco Gauff
Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka won in the Masters 1000 final in Madrid against the American Coco Gauff. A few weeks before Roland-Garros, which she has never won, the world number 1 confirms her rise in clay on earth
In the final in Madrid, Ruud played the feeling of this start to the season, Jack Draper, winner at Indian Wells in March.
The two players each had an empty passage. first draper in the first set: the Briton served for the set, but a chain of direct faults allowed Ruud de Bébreaker and take the English Channel.
More conquering, the Briton returned better in the 2ᵉ set, taking advantage of the Norwegian air hole. In the last set, Draper was on a thread and Ruud managed to Breaker at the end of his 5ᵉ attempt to lead 3-2 and spin towards victory.
