Ruud: "I want to stay in the Top 10 and go far in the Grand Slams"

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After a season with highs and lows, and many doubts, Casper Ruud wants to start fresh, aiming for that significant improvement he needs on the big stages. The Norwegian tennis player speaks at the Media Day of the United Cup 2025 specifying his goals for the upcoming year, as well as explaining his perspective on the controversial rule that prevented him from participating in the Olympics.

About the Olympic Games controversy

"It was an interesting rule. Honestly, I thought it wasn't really fair because we were two good players who potentially could have teamed up. The criteria are strange and different in the Olympics in some ways, because for singles suddenly you have doubles players needing to play singles. There were two players like us who, based on ranking, should have been able to play together, and we couldn't because of the rules. It was a shame. I was willing to play if we could, but the rules didn't allow it. There are many rules in the Olympics that they have to follow; I believe it's a rule they should review."

Preseason and objectives

"It's been short but sweet. I've had some tough weeks of training, and I've played some exhibition matches along the way here. A mix of both, it's been good. It's always exciting to come here. It's a long trip, but the weather is always nice, and the people are friendly. For the remainder of the year, I haven't had much time to think about many goals, but staying in the top ten is one of them. Perhaps trying to perform better in the Slams this year. Last season was good in some aspects, but, for example, here in Australia, I felt I could have done better, and especially at Wimbledon as well.

One of my goals for this year is to go further in the Grand Slams. Stay in the top ten and position myself well in the most important tournaments. If you finish the year in the top ten, it's been a good year, but I believe reaching the top five is also feasible, undoubtedly achievable. If we look at the players, in my opinion, Jannik and Carlos have had phenomenal two years. Jannik perhaps even more because he was very consistent throughout the year, but Carlos won two Slams and a Masters 1000."

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