Casper Ruud

'Shouted in my face': Tennis star taunted loser in locker room after rival yelled at mum to leave.

I am aware of this and will improve.” I am proud of my development and I also see there are things yet to be better.” He’s young and new, so that’s excusable, but when you’re on a big stage, it might be time to grow up a bit”, the 23-year-old Ruud told Norwegian daily VG. In the quarter-final “I didn’t find my level and it’s frustrating. And Ruud himself criticised Rune’s behaviour on the court and said he needed to “grow up”. “He just went straight up to me and shouted “YEEEESSSS” right up in my face,” Rune said.

Holger Rune has slammed Casper Ruud for showing him a lack of respect following their fiery French Open quarter-final match.

Rune came under fire after sharing a frosty-looking handshake with Rudd following the match,and was forced to deny shouting ‘leave!’ to his mother during the match. Congratulations, all the best for you. It was while Holger was waiting for doping control, so the father can not comment on that. You can cheer as much as you want on the court, I do it myself when I win. Our focus is now on the match on Friday against Cilic.” “I thought ‘what the hell are you doing?’. You just do not do that.

Tim Henman and Alex Corretja have offered words of advice to teenager Holger Rune after the Dane appeared to offer a “frosty” handshake to victor Casper ...

"There's a lot of positive things. "I hope this will be a big rivalry in the future. But anyway, there's a lot of other positives to focus on.

In the first all-Scandinavian quarterfinal in French Open history, Norwegian Casper Ruud defeated Denmark's Holger Rune 6-1 4-6 7-6(2) 6-3 to advance to the ...

The set remained finely poised and required a tiebreak to separate the two players. "I have to be really focused and bring my A-game in the semifinal." "A big day for Norwegian tennis because we have also a female player Ulrikke Eikeri who made the finals of mixed doubles today.

World number eight Casper Ruud became the first Norwegian man to reach a Grand Slam semi-final when he defeated Holger Rune 6-1, 4-6, 7-6 (7/2), 6-3.

In the quarter-final "I didn't find my level and it's frustrating. He's young and new, so that's excusable, but when you're on a big stage, it might be time to grow up a bit", the 23-year-old Ruud told Norwegian daily VG. "You can cheer on the court all you want and be happy.

Danish teenager Holger Rune has accused Casper Ruud of shouting in his face after their French Open quarter-final on Wednesday night.

“First of all, I didn’t tell my mother to leave the stadium,” Rune told Eurosport. “That’s not why. Our focus is now on the match on Friday.” “I thought ‘what the hell are you doing?’. You just do not do that.

Casper Ruud has hit back at Holger Rune after the Dane accused him of shouting in his face in the locker room after their French Open quarter-final.

- French Open - French Open I am aware of this and will improve.” “I didn’t find my level and it’s frustrating. I am proud of my development and I also see there are things yet to be better.” He’s young and new, so that’s excusable, but when you’re on a big stage, it might be time to grow up a bit”, Ruud told Norwegian daily VG.

Tim Henman and Alex Corretja have offered words of advice to teenager Holger Rune after the Dane appeared to offer a “frosty” handshake to victor Casper ...

"There's a lot of positive things. "I hope this will be a big rivalry in the future. But anyway, there's a lot of other positives to focus on.

Rune alleged Ruud confronted him after their tense four-set quarterfinal in the wake of criticism of his quick handshake.

This is exactly the kind of low-stakes drama the tournament needed, and I can’t wait for these two, who have already met four times in the last year, to face off again. Still, there were signs that all was not well between the Ru-boys as the match reached its conclusion. The rare all-Scandanavian clash between Norwegian Ruud and Danish Rune had initially been everyone’s hipster pick as the quarterfinal draw took shape, and the pair didn’t disappoint with their play.

Casper Ruud has accused Holger Rune of lying as their French Open war of words intensified following a testy Roland-Garros quarter-final on Wednesday.

It was while Holger was waiting for doping control, so the father can not comment on that. Our focus is now on the match on Friday against Cilic.” “How he creates the story of me shouting 'YES' straight into his face is just a lie. We both were in the dressing room after the match, and it's obviously a huge dressing room. Ruud has now had his own say on the controversy. There are many players, so we were just in our own part of the room all the time.

Casper Ruud will attempt to become Norway's first male Grand Slam finalist on Friday after his late night spat with fellow Scandanavian Holger Rune.

He will play world number three Alex Zverev of Germany. 'When you're on a big stage, it might be time to grow up a bit', the 23-year-old Ruud told Norway's VG. - Ruud will take on Marin Cilic in the semi-final of the competition on Friday

Danish teenager Holger Rune accused Casper Ruud of shouting in his face after their French Open quarter-final on Wednesday night.

"First of all, I didn't tell my mother to leave the stadium," Rune told Eurosport. "That's not why. Our focus is now on the match on Friday." "I thought 'what the hell are you doing?' You just do not do that.

Star makes 'emotional control' admission as tennis row escalates over 'pure lie'

“How he creates the story of me shouting ‘YES’ straight into his face is just a lie. We both were in the dressing room after the match, and it’s obviously a huge dressing room. “I have given my heart and my soul in every match in Paris,” he wrote. There are many players, so we were just in our own part of the room all the time. I am aware of this and will improve.” “I put a lot of passion in my work because that’s how I am.