Stefanos Tsitsipas and Casper Ruud have been seeing quite a lot of each other lately. After the Greek won the Monte Carlo Masters to push his career money pot over $30 million, Ruud got sweet revenge by claiming the Barcelona Open on Sunday in straight sets to grab his first Masters 500 title.
The Norwegian’s reaction was telling. “For me, it means a lot, this is the biggest title that I ever won. It’s something I’ve chased for a long time already.
I’ve never won a 500 before or a 1000. I’ve been to a few finals but always came up a little bit short, said the three-time Grand Slam runner-up.
These sounded like the words of a relieved youngster rather than a player who is expected to be a force in the Next Gen of tennis. Maybe the mid-twenties life crisis is over.
