We analyze the candidates to compete in the end-season Masters tournament, with several spots still wide open and some possible debuts.
Casper Ruud
A prolific day of surprises has unfolded at the US Open 2025, especially in the men's draw, with the defeat of 5 seeded players in the second round of the lower part of the draw. Additionally, in the women's draw, 4 pre-seeded players among the top 32 in the world were also knocked out of the tournament.
- Seeded Players Fallen on Wednesday, August 27th at the US Open 2025
- McCartney Kessler
- Liudmila Samsonova
- Belinda Bencic
- Jelena Ostapenko
- Holger Rune
- Jakub Mensik
- Brandon Nakashima
- Casper Ruud
- Alejandro Davidovich
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Resumen de la jornada en US Open 2025: Así ha sido la caída masiva de cabezas de serie
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As the runner-up of the tournament a few years ago, Casper Ruud knows that in New York, there are conditions that can suit his game very well, although that does not always translate into good results here at the US Open. So far, in this 2025 edition, he has started in the best possible way, defeating Sebastian Ofner in straight sets (6-1, 6-2, 7-6) and advancing to the second round without complications, where he will face the Belgian Collignon. We will see to what extent the mixed doubles experiment from last week has helped him, perhaps giving him that much-needed edge in the early stages.
Other results from the day
- [17] F Tiafoe d. Y Nishioka: 63 76 63
- [11] H Rune d. B Van de Zandschulp: 63 76 76
- C Norrie d. S Korda: 75 64 Ret.
- [9] K Khachanov d. (WC) N Basavareddy: 67 63 75 61
- [24] F Cobolli d. (Q) F Passaro: 75 46 64 36 63
- [15] A Rublev d. (Q) D Prizmic: 64 64 64
- F Comesaña d. [28] A Michelsen: 16 63 64 64
- A Walton d. [22] U Humbert: 64 76 57 61
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, US Open 2025. Casper Ruud mete la primera
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Absolute disaster. Only this can define the performance of three players from the same generation who are currently in a downturn, and whose prime seems to have passed. Daniil Medvedev, Stefanos Tsitsipas, and Casper Ruud share the fact that they have not gone beyond the second round in any of the four Grand Slam tournaments played this year, something inconceivable not long ago, highlighting their crisis in gameplay, results, and identity.
📊 Present in the Top 15 at the beginning of the season, they failed to reach the 3rd round of a Grand Slam tournament in 2025:
— Jeu, Set et Maths (@JeuSetMaths) August 29, 2025
🇷🇺 Daniil Medvedev (No. 5)
▪️ AO: 2nd round ❌
▪️ RG: 1st round ❌
▪️ Wim: 1st round ❌
▪️ US: 1st round ❌
🇳🇴 Casper Ruud (No. 6)
▪️ AO: 2nd round ❌
▪️… pic.twitter.com/TwjGgsN1Qp
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, El annus horribilis de Medvedev, Tsitsipas y Ruud en torneos de Grand Slam
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Casper Ruud will not keep many good memories from this Grand Slam season. After falling in the second round of the Australian Open and Roland Garros, and missing Wimbledon due to injury, the Norwegian once again fell in the second round of the US Open against a young Raphael Collignon. Three and a half hours of battle where the Belgian, who is only playing his second Grand Slam at the professional level, ended up taking the prize (6-4, 3-6, 3-6, 6-4, 7-5), thus achieving his best victory on the circuit. A moment of utmost urgency for Ruud, who has long been far from the player who once fought to be World No. 1.
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Ruud cae ante Collignon y finiquita una temporada catastrófica en Grand Slam
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Casper Ruud is not the first player to point out the strong smell of marijuana that permeates the courts of Flushing Meadows. Kyrgios, Zverev, and Sakkari have already complained in past years about how uncomfortable it is to compete at a maximum physical demand level with such a strong smell, a sentiment echoed by the Norwegian in words collected by nrk.com.
"It's complicated to be on the court with people smoking joints. Having to inhale that smell of marijuana when we're tired is not fun at all; the intensity of the odor is very strong at times," says a discontent Ruud about a situation protected by New York law, as since 2021, individuals over 21 are allowed to purchase, use, and possess cannabis.
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Ruud y lo que más le molesta del US Open: "El olor a marihuana es muy fuerte"
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Iga Swiatek and Casper Ruud delivered an impressive performance in the mixed doubles tournament of the US Open 2025. The Polish and Norwegian players, teamed up for the first time, reached the final and came just a super tiebreak away from lifting the trophy. Casper tried to explain the success of this impromptu pairing and, along the way, received a phrase from his partner that has already gone viral. "We both played mixed doubles in the United Cup, so we had some experience. Not together, of course, but I think we had good chemistry: we are similar people, easy to deal with, Iga is very humble..."; that's when the Polish player cut the Norwegian's speech short. "We are Rafa's kids", she pointed out with a smile, referring to the idolatry they both share for Nadal. "Yes, some say that", Casper confirmed, being part of a hilarious moment.
"I think we had good chemistry. We're similar people." - Casper Ruud
— TENNIS (@Tennis) August 21, 2025
"Rafa's kids." - Iga Swiatek 🤣 #usopen pic.twitter.com/IpU6Ul2NZm
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, "Somos los niños de Rafa": la desternillante ocurrencia de Iga Swiatek
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The Norwegian player clarifies in a press conference the reason why it has been so difficult for the rest of the Italian to fight against.
We analyze the candidates to compete in the end-season Masters tournament, with several spots still wide open and some possible debuts.
Absolute disaster. Only this can define the performance of three players from the same generation who are currently in a downturn, and whose prime seems to have passed. Daniil Medvedev, Stefanos Tsitsipas, and Casper Ruud share the fact that they have not gone beyond the second round in any of the four Grand Slam tournaments played this year, something inconceivable not long ago, highlighting their crisis in gameplay, results, and identity.
📊 Present in the Top 15 at the beginning of the season, they failed to reach the 3rd round of a Grand Slam tournament in 2025:
— Jeu, Set et Maths (@JeuSetMaths) August 29, 2025
🇷🇺 Daniil Medvedev (No. 5)
▪️ AO: 2nd round ❌
▪️ RG: 1st round ❌
▪️ Wim: 1st round ❌
▪️ US: 1st round ❌
🇳🇴 Casper Ruud (No. 6)
▪️ AO: 2nd round ❌
▪️… pic.twitter.com/TwjGgsN1Qp
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, El annus horribilis de Medvedev, Tsitsipas y Ruud en torneos de Grand Slam
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A prolific day of surprises has unfolded at the US Open 2025, especially in the men's draw, with the defeat of 5 seeded players in the second round of the lower part of the draw. Additionally, in the women's draw, 4 pre-seeded players among the top 32 in the world were also knocked out of the tournament.
- Seeded Players Fallen on Wednesday, August 27th at the US Open 2025
- McCartney Kessler
- Liudmila Samsonova
- Belinda Bencic
- Jelena Ostapenko
- Holger Rune
- Jakub Mensik
- Brandon Nakashima
- Casper Ruud
- Alejandro Davidovich
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Resumen de la jornada en US Open 2025: Así ha sido la caída masiva de cabezas de serie
[pixels-player]
Casper Ruud will not keep many good memories from this Grand Slam season. After falling in the second round of the Australian Open and Roland Garros, and missing Wimbledon due to injury, the Norwegian once again fell in the second round of the US Open against a young Raphael Collignon. Three and a half hours of battle where the Belgian, who is only playing his second Grand Slam at the professional level, ended up taking the prize (6-4, 3-6, 3-6, 6-4, 7-5), thus achieving his best victory on the circuit. A moment of utmost urgency for Ruud, who has long been far from the player who once fought to be World No. 1.
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Ruud cae ante Collignon y finiquita una temporada catastrófica en Grand Slam
[pixels-player]
As the runner-up of the tournament a few years ago, Casper Ruud knows that in New York, there are conditions that can suit his game very well, although that does not always translate into good results here at the US Open. So far, in this 2025 edition, he has started in the best possible way, defeating Sebastian Ofner in straight sets (6-1, 6-2, 7-6) and advancing to the second round without complications, where he will face the Belgian Collignon. We will see to what extent the mixed doubles experiment from last week has helped him, perhaps giving him that much-needed edge in the early stages.
Other results from the day
- [17] F Tiafoe d. Y Nishioka: 63 76 63
- [11] H Rune d. B Van de Zandschulp: 63 76 76
- C Norrie d. S Korda: 75 64 Ret.
- [9] K Khachanov d. (WC) N Basavareddy: 67 63 75 61
- [24] F Cobolli d. (Q) F Passaro: 75 46 64 36 63
- [15] A Rublev d. (Q) D Prizmic: 64 64 64
- F Comesaña d. [28] A Michelsen: 16 63 64 64
- A Walton d. [22] U Humbert: 64 76 57 61
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, US Open 2025. Casper Ruud mete la primera
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Casper Ruud is not the first player to point out the strong smell of marijuana that permeates the courts of Flushing Meadows. Kyrgios, Zverev, and Sakkari have already complained in past years about how uncomfortable it is to compete at a maximum physical demand level with such a strong smell, a sentiment echoed by the Norwegian in words collected by nrk.com.
"It's complicated to be on the court with people smoking joints. Having to inhale that smell of marijuana when we're tired is not fun at all; the intensity of the odor is very strong at times," says a discontent Ruud about a situation protected by New York law, as since 2021, individuals over 21 are allowed to purchase, use, and possess cannabis.
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Ruud y lo que más le molesta del US Open: "El olor a marihuana es muy fuerte"
[pixels-player]
Iga Swiatek and Casper Ruud delivered an impressive performance in the mixed doubles tournament of the US Open 2025. The Polish and Norwegian players, teamed up for the first time, reached the final and came just a super tiebreak away from lifting the trophy. Casper tried to explain the success of this impromptu pairing and, along the way, received a phrase from his partner that has already gone viral. "We both played mixed doubles in the United Cup, so we had some experience. Not together, of course, but I think we had good chemistry: we are similar people, easy to deal with, Iga is very humble..."; that's when the Polish player cut the Norwegian's speech short. "We are Rafa's kids", she pointed out with a smile, referring to the idolatry they both share for Nadal. "Yes, some say that", Casper confirmed, being part of a hilarious moment.
"I think we had good chemistry. We're similar people." - Casper Ruud
— TENNIS (@Tennis) August 21, 2025
"Rafa's kids." - Iga Swiatek 🤣 #usopen pic.twitter.com/IpU6Ul2NZm
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, "Somos los niños de Rafa": la desternillante ocurrencia de Iga Swiatek
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The Norwegian player clarifies in a press conference the reason why it has been so difficult for the rest of the Italian to fight against.
It has been one of the tightest encounters of this mixed doubles at the US Open 2025. Although the match didn't start off well for them, Casper Ruud and Iga Swiatek managed to come back against the pair formed by Jessica Pegula and Jack Draper, defeating them 3-5, 5-3, and 10-8 in 1 hour and 26 minutes in front of a packed Arthur Ashe Stadium. They now await their opponents for the final battle for the title.
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Swiatek y Ruud se hacen fuertes para acabar con el sueño de Draper y Pegula
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Iga Swiatek and Casper Ruud analyzed their good connection as a pair after advancing to the semifinals of the mixed doubles at the US Open.