Is 2024 the 12 months Casper Ruud will get to grips with the Wimbledon grass?
The eighth-seeded Norwegian on Monday made a fast begin to his newest marketing campaign on the London main with a 7-6(2), 6-4, 6-4 triumph towards qualifier Alex Bolt. Ruud delivered a rock-solid show on the All England Membership’s No. 3 Court docket, wrapping simply his third victory in 5 main-draw appearances in two hours and 13 minutes.
“I really feel good. It’s good to face right here now because the winner of the match,” mentioned Ruud, who wanted six match factors to see off the No. 235 within the PIF ATP Rankings after a tricky closing two video games of their maiden Lexus ATP Head2Head conflict. “It may have been 5-5 and even 6-5 to him, so two difficult video games to finish, however I’m completely satisfied to win considered one of them and shut the match.
“It’s nice to be again at Wimbledon, and each win I can get right here is nice for my confidence and my profession.”
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Ruud’s serve was the muse for his triumph towards Australian Bolt. The three-time main finalist despatched down 18 aces and gained 85 per cent (53/62) of factors behind his first serve.
After clinching his Tour-leading fortieth victory of the season in his first look of 2024 on grass, Ruud now prepares for a second-round assembly with Fabio Fognini. The previous World No. 9 Fognini additionally loved a cushty opening win by overcoming #NextGenATP Frenchman Luca Van Assche 6-1, 6-3, 7-5.
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Ruud’s fellow Prime 10 star Grigor Dimitrov notched an excellent quicker win on Day 1 at SW19. The tenth seed prevailed 6-3, 6-4, 7-5 towards Dusan Lajovic to set a second-round conflict towards Shang Juncheng.
A former Wimbledon semi-finalist, Dimitrov instantly signalled his consolation on the south-west London grass by breaking Lajovic’s serve within the second recreation of the match. After additionally using an early break to clinch the second set, the Bulgarian rallied from 0-3 within the third set to seal a one-hour, 45-minute triumph in his first Grand Slam assembly with Serbia’s Lajovic.
Dimitrov will subsequent hope to keep up his degree in his first Lexus ATP Head2Head conflict with #NextGenATP star Shang. The Chinese language 19-year-old registered a 7-5, 6-4, 6-4 towards Cristian Garin on his Wimbledon main-draw debut to set the pair’s second-round conflict.
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