It’s a good day to be Casper Ruud. It’s a significantly less good day to be Ugo Humbert, who probably feels like he got hit by a Norwegian-powered freight train. Ruud didn’t just win the BNP Paribas Nordic Open in Stockholm; he put on a masterclass that was so one-sided it was almost uncomfortable to watch. In a brisk 68 minutes, he dismantled Humbert 6-2, 6-3, making it look less like a professional tennis final and more like a practice session where one guy forgot to try.
Honestly, the score doesn’t even do it justice. Ruud was playing a different sport. He was so dialed in that he only dropped a measly three points on his serve the entire match. Three. Most players lose that many points in a single game. He was firing off winners left and right, looking like a man on a mission. Meanw