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CASPER RUUD

Jannik Sinner celebrates after his win over Casper Ruud in the quarterfinal round of the Italian Open in Rome on Thursday.
TENNIS
May 16, 2025
Jannik Sinner makes statement by demolishing Casper Ruud to reach semifinals
Ruud was supposed to be Sinner's toughest test in Rome since his return from a three-month doping ban.
Norway's Casper Ruud holds the trophy after winning the Madrid Open on Sunday.
TENNIS
May 5, 2025
'Lucky number seven' for Ruud after beating Draper to clinch Madrid Open
After coming up short repeatedly in big finals, Ruud earned his first Masters 1000 triumph with a 7-5, 3-6, 6-4 victory over Draper in a 2½ hour tussle.
Carlos Alcaraz hits a return against Andrey Rublev during their match at the ATP Finals in Turin on Wednesday.
TENNIS
Nov 14, 2024
Carlos Alcaraz rolls past Andrey Rublev to breathe life into ATP Finals bid
The Spanish four-time Grand Slam champion has been suffering with respiratory issues in Turin and wore pink nasal tape during his win over Rublev.
A person grabs official tennis balls during the ATP Finals tennis tournament in Turin, Italy, on Monday. The quality of balls and the use of different brands have attracted ire from top players.
TENNIS
Nov 13, 2024
'New balls, please,' plead top men's tennis players
At the ATP finals in Turin, there has not been a news conference at which the subject has not popped up.
Spain's Carlos Alcaraz in action during his men's singles group stage match against Norway's Casper Ruud at the ATP Finals in Turin, Italy, on Monday
TENNIS
Nov 12, 2024
Alcaraz given Ruud awakening with defeat in ATP Finals opener
The round-robin format of the eight-man event means Alcaraz could still crown a standout year in style.
Spain's Rafael Nadal returns the ball as he plays with Norway's Casper Ruud during a men's double tennis match against Argentina's Guido Andreozzi and Mexico's Miguel Reyes-Varela at the Nordea Open ATP tournament in Bastad, Sweden, on Monday.
TENNIS
Jul 16, 2024
Nadal returns to competition with Bastad doubles win
This month, the Spanish player skipped Wimbledon to focus on the Olympics.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Mar 13, 2023
Garin stuns Ruud to reach last 16 at Indian Wells
Garin pounded 27 forehand winners and fought off a second set comeback attempt to dispatch the struggling Norwegian, who has yet to win consecutive matches this season.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 19, 2023
Ruud beaten as Australian Open loses another top seed
Ruud's early exit left the tournament without its top two seeds in week one after Nadal's shock loss on the same court Wednesday to another American in Mackenzie McDonald.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Sep 12, 2022
Rising star Carlos Alcaraz wins U.S. Open title and becomes youngest world No. 1
Alcaraz, the first teenager to claim the top ranking, is the youngest Grand Slam men's champion since his idol Rafael Nadal at the 2005 French Open.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Sep 11, 2022
No fear as Carlos Alcaraz eyes childhood 'dream' in U.S. Open final
The 19-year-old Spaniard will tackle Casper Ruud in a winner-takes-all final, with both men chasing a maiden Slam crown and the top ranking.
Foreign nationals' presence in Japan emerges as key issue in Upper House poll
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a campaign speech next to a Liberal Democratic Party candidate for the Upper House (top center left) in Yokohama on Sunday.
Trump announces new tariff rate on Japan — and extension of deadline to Aug. 1
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt holds a trade letter sent by the White House to Japan during a news conference at the White House in Washington on Monday.
China’s housing crisis is worse than it seems
Residential buildings under construction in Shanghai in July 2022. The Chinese government risks long-term decline by repeating Japan’s policy mistakes in handling its real estate and demographic crises.
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Japan stands its ground after Trump letter delivers 25% U.S. tariff shock
U.S. President Donald Trump (left) and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick at Morristown Airport, New Jersey, on Sunday. Trump on Monday sent letters to 12 countries notifying them of new "reciprocal" tariff rates effective Aug. 1.
From the Abes to the Ohtanis: How siblings shape athletic development
Olympic judoka Uta Abe (second from left) and Hifumi Abe (second from right) with their brother Yuichiro (center) and their parents. “I’m always consciously trying to be a good older brother,” Yuichiro said.
Foreign nationals' presence in Japan emerges as key issue in Upper House poll
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a campaign speech next to a Liberal Democratic Party candidate for the Upper House (top center left) in Yokohama on Sunday.
Scams involving police impersonation surge
A video by the National Police Agency warns about fake scams.
Lawson to let visitors use larger parking lots as paid car campsites
A Lawson convenience store in Yachiyo, Chiba Prefecture. A new service from the company comes amid the rise in inbound tourists, making hotels and inns harder to book and more expensive.
The future is bright inside the visionary mind of architect Sou Fujimoto
The exhibition of Fujimoto’s architecture surveys his career to date, as well as looks ahead as shown in his proposal of a future floating city designed in collaboration with data scientist Hiroaki Miyata.

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