By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Friday, September 9, 2022
Flushing Meadows, NY—With the No.1 rating on the road, Casper Ruud stepped up and delivered one other classic efficiency on Friday in Flushing Meadows, marching previous Russia’s Karen Khachanov, 7-6(5), 6-2, 5-7, 6-2.
The Norwegian, who turns into the primary participant from his nation to achieve a US Open last, can end the US Open because the ATP’s No.1-ranked participant in certainly one of two methods.
If Alcaraz defeats Frances Tiafoe tonight, tomorrow’s title winner will attain No.1.
If Alcaraz falls to Tiafoe, Ruud will lock up the highest rating it doesn’t matter what occurs within the last.
The Norwegian says he would favor to determine it within the last.
“I feel what’s most truthful is that if we each attain the ultimate and whoever wins the ultimate reaches the world No. 1,” he stated. “That might be I feel the perfect scenario.”
However he received’t lose any sleep over it if Alcaraz loses.
“If I’m going to mattress as No. 1, I’ll sleep fairly rattling properly, I assume,” he stated.
