Casper Ruud says he is playing better tennis than ever despite his ATP ranking slipping into the 20s, making the claim after beating Lorenzo Musetti to reach the Italian Open semifinals in Rome.
The Norwegian defeated Musetti in the fourth round and will next face Luciano Darderi. A win there would set up a possible final against Jannik Sinner. Ruud, a three-time Grand Slam runner-up, has posted a 24-8 record at the French Open in recent years and leads the tour in clay-court victories since 2020.
