Food Court: Casper Ruud Rolls With This Meal Before Every Match… | ATP Tour

Casper Ruud superior to his first Grand Slam semi-final on Wednesday at Roland Garros. It’s protected to say the Norwegian didn’t eat any tomato within the pre-match meal that helped gas him throughout the road.

On this version of ‘Meals Courtroom’, Ruud dishes on his favorite meal to prepare dinner, his responsible pleasures, why he doesn’t eat tomatoes and extra.

Let’s say you must prepare dinner tonight, whether or not for your self or for mates. What would you prepare dinner and why?
I’d go for spaghetti vongole. It’s an Italian pasta dish with clams from the ocean. I actually prefer it and it’s not too troublesome to make, really. It sounds a bit fancy, nevertheless it’s not troublesome in any respect.

How would you price your cooking expertise? Are you near a Michelin star?
No, I’m not a Michelin star. I’m far, far-off from it. Most days in my 12 months I eat both in eating places or takeout. [I go to] eating places clearly after I’m out travelling and after I’m house I attempt to do some home-made meals, however largely takeout as nicely.

What’s your responsible pleasure?
I like Asian meals, Asian flavours. Japanese and Thai. I actually like pad Thai. I at all times attempt to discover it each time I’m travelling round a spot that has nice pad Thai, which is a fairly easy noodle dish. However sushi can also be certainly one of my favourites, however I additionally must say Italian meals is on the highest there.

What do you eat proper earlier than a match and what number of hours earlier than the match do you eat it?
I at all times eat the identical for lunch or dinner earlier than a match. I eat a quite simple, plain rice with rooster, some olive oil and salt. It looks like a sensible factor to do, it’s fairly simple and a few good carbohydrates if I’ve to play an extended [match]. It’s not an excessive amount of taste clearly, that’s why I add a bit of little bit of salt. Salt can also be good for sweating lots, which I do. I believe we discovered a great way to do it earlier than matches.

I at all times attempt to eat round an hour and a half or two hours earlier than the match in order that the meals has time to sink and I don’t really feel heavy or too full after I exit on court docket. After matches I attempt to have some protein and a few meals immediately, proper after the match.

What do you snack on throughout a match? Has that modified over time and if that’s the case, what did you used to eat?
I’ve some bars and a few gels and possibly a banana right here and there, however not usually. For best-of-five units sure, I’d take into account it extra, however not an excessive amount of I’d say.

The factor is that I’m sweating lots, so whenever you’re sweating and your physique is scorching or heat from sweating, you don’t actually have the largest urge for food, so I discover it fairly laborious to eat throughout [a match]. However some bars and a few stuff is kind of easy. It has modified. Every thing has grow to be more and more extra skilled for me now than let’s say 5 years in the past.

I’ve been fairly good with these routines and I at all times attempt to eat wholesome or as wholesome as I can. Clearly on match days, I attempt to maintain it quite simple.

What would possibly you eat throughout a non-tournament week that you just wouldn’t throughout a match?
I believe possibly I add a bit of bit extra dessert after I’m not in match weeks, however I’m fairly a easy man on the subject of consuming. Asian and Italian meals is sort of the place I spend most of my meals. Clearly generally I attempt to have some American meals, particularly [in the United States]. I’ll have some burgers or ribs. I at all times take pleasure in these issues, however not an excessive amount of. You may [feel] fairly heavy from it earlier than a match. 

What’s one thing individuals may be shocked to listen to you take pleasure in?

I actually like mussels and clams, in order that’s not one thing that I believe all people likes. However I’m fairly choosy on the similar time. I don’t eat tomatoes. I don’t discover them tasty in any respect. I do know tomato is in a number of dishes, in order that’s a bit unlucky, however I’m fairly choosy. I don’t actually like mushrooms both. There are some issues that I attempt to keep away from, however I’d say mussels and clams should not typical in my household to love, however I do.

What’s the greatest meal out of your tradition/nation?
I’d say that we now have nice salmon, which is sort of our pleasure. Our salmon is prime notch, I believe. We don’t have many typical dishes which can be actually too good, however the salmon we take good pleasure in.

Is there one thing about your weight-reduction plan that you just won’t have often called a junior that has actually helped you?
I believe I attempt to eat a bit of little bit of inexperienced every single day, both greens or salad. I really really feel it helps your physique. It’s simple, however on the similar time crucial for the physique. I didn’t prefer it an excessive amount of after I was youthful, however fortunately I got here to love it a bit of extra as I’m getting older. My style is getting extra mature, so it’s simpler for me now to eat inexperienced stuff.

What’s your favorite place on Tour for meals?
Favorite place for meals? Ooh. We’re at all times very nicely taken care of, we now have many choices. However I believe one of many tournaments that does unbelievable lunch and dinner is Vienna, the ATP 500 occasion. There you discover excellent pasta, a superb salad bar, good meat as nicely if you wish to have that. They do a really, excellent job and I at all times take pleasure in Austrian meals with schnitzel and every part. I take pleasure in being there.