Ruud grateful for Geneva Open grind ahead of French Open

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Tennis world number seven Casper Ruud believes his physically taxing victory at the Geneva Open on Saturday could work in his favour as he prepares for his French Open campaign with a first-round match against Brazilian Felipe Alves on Monday.

Tennis - Italian Open - Foro Italico, Rome, Italy - May 10, 2024 Norway's Casper Ruud walks off the court after losing his round of 64 match against Serbia's Miomir Kecmanovic REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane/File Photo

"I've played four good matches, four quite tough matches so I think physically it's a good kind of preparation," two-time French Open finalist Ruud told reporters. "That is something you have to prepare for when you're playing best-of-five sets. It's not easy to get three hours in a row in the Slams to practice so it's been a great week in terms of the win and also building up the form and physicality for Paris."

"The goal, like any other Slam, is to reach the second week and from there typically I've seen that things open up a little bit," Ruud said.

 

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