Casper Ruud Withdraws From His Next Tournament After Miami Open Final Against Carlos Alcaraz

Casper Ruud has been in a devastating form lately. The Norwegian won the ATP 250 tournament in Buenos Aires couple of months ago. Even though he suffered a third-round exit in Indian Wells, he made a grand comeback in Miami. Having a solid game in place, Ruud didn’t leave any room for his opponents to overshadow him. Instead, going all-in for the slightest of opportunities, Ruud ruled the matches, outplaying his opponents to reach the finals.

However, Ruud was taken down in straight sets in the final by Spanish youngster Carlos Alcaraz.

Giving a glimpse of his on-court potential in Miami, Ruud in no time became the hot favorite in Houston. Being the top-seeded player of the draw, Ruud received a first-round bye. With all the stars aligned, Ruud was undoubtedly the top contender for the clay-court event.

However, today morning, Casper Ruud announced his withdrawal from the Fayez Sarofim & Co. U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship. The decision dropped in after the 23-year-old suffered wisdom tooth pain.

Casper Ruud withdraws from the Houston Open

Casper announced his withdrawal just when the Houston event was about to begin on Monday. The tournament took to Twitter to share Ruud’s message.

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“Hey Houston, just wanted to tell you how sorry I am that I won’t be able to come this year to your event and play the tournament. I had looked so much forward to it, coming back to River Oaks, to try to do my best, to win a title there in your club.”Going further, he opened up on the reason, asserting that he has been having ache in his wisdom tooth for the past three to four days. “In the past three four days I have been battling some ache in my wisdom tooth which is not going away unfortunately.”

The 2019 Houston runner-up confessed that it is a tough decision but stayed hopeful of a strong comeback next year. “It’s a tough decision but I have to go home and get it fixed. I hope I can return one day and hopefully next year I’ll be back in River Oak.”

Following Casper’s withdrawal, the tournament re-worked and updated the draw. As per the updated draw, Ruud’s spot will now be given to a lucky loser. Replacing Ruud, the lucky loser will receive a first-round bye and will start his campaign from the second round.

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