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Ruud’s path to the final has attracted a great deal of attention in various parts of Norwegian society the crown prince couple in the stands in France and a worthy celebration at the Norwegian embassy after the match.

The Snarøya ace is very happy with the support he has received.

– It has been absolutely incredible. I have noticed incredible support from first and foremost those close to me, but everything from the Crown Prince and Crown Princess who were there yesterday and watched, and other athletes and famous people who have sent messages. It shows that Norway is a small and pleasant society that cares about each other, says Ruud.

After a short tennis break, two grass tournaments await – the ATP 500 Cinch Championship in Queens, London and the giant Wimbledon.

If all goes the Norwegian’s way, he can enter Wimbledon as the third best ranked, as Russian Daniil Medvedev is among those affected by exclusion, Alexander Zverev suffered an ugly injury in Paris and the aforementioned Nadal has also struggled with various physical defects.

Ruud has further advanced to sixth place in the world rankings after his greatest achievement in his career. His stated goal before the season was to reach a quarter-final in a so-called Grand Slam tournament – the four biggest tournaments Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and US Open.

After the final loss against Nadal, Ruud was not too far down, insisted that he could not hang his head after losing in three sets and instead focused on the fact that he has many years left – if he can hold on as long as Nadal, Novak Djokovic (35) and Roger Federer (40).

– Thanks to Paris. It has been an experience to play here in front of 10,000 people, Ruud said to the stadium speaker after the match.

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