He will face Rafael Nadal on Sunday in the Roland-Garros final. The Norwegian Casper Ruud, world No. 8, is a golf enthusiast. He even created a second Instagram account 100% dedicated to his second passion!

Casper Ruud, golfer

The swing is rather athletic and ample.

On his 2nd Instagram account dedicated to his love of golf (@casper-golfer), Casper Ruud shares some videos of his moments of relaxation on a course. One of his favorite destinations is the Indian Wells tournament in California, where one of the toughest ATP tournaments of the year is held every year.

“I always take my clubs when I go to a tournament there, it’s a golf paradise”, specifies the young Norwegian, n°8 in the world ranking. He admits it himself, Casper is very little known in his country, Norway, which does not have a great tennis culture.

“Some even nicknamed me Casper the ghost,” he laughs. But as he explained in a press conference after his victorious semi-final at Roland-Garros, he hopes “to follow in the footsteps of Viktor Hovland, whose fine performances on the PGA Tour have attracted many Norwegians to golf.

On Sunday, Casper Ruud will embark on what is perhaps the most difficult sporting challenge of the moment: facing Rafael Nadal in the final at Roland-Garros. The Spaniard will play his 14th final in Paris, he has won the previous 13… Ruud knows what to expect.

He has never faced Nadal on a tennis court, but he has already played against “Rafa”… in golf. “We had a few games and I can tell you that unlike me, he doesn’t play golf for fun… It was very serious, he absolutely wanted to beat me and he did,” said Ruud. .

Sunday, it’s a yellow ball that will be hit by the two men. Not sure that Casper Ruud wins there… Casper Ruud (born December 22, 1998) is a Norwegian tennis player. In singles, he has won eight titles on the major circuit and has a Grand Slam final at Roland-Garros 2022 and a semi-final at the ATP Finals 2021.

His best ATP ranking is the 6th position reached in June 2022, following the disputed final of the Paris Slam. This success made him the first Norwegian tennis player to have won a major tournament, reached a Grand Slam final and made the ATP Finals.