Ruud was blown up when he met Sinner in Rome 2025: he had never seen an opponent play so close to perfection

Ruud, who only won his first career Masters title in Madrid last week, was completely blown up when he met Sinner at the 2025 Rome Masters a few days ago, losing 8 games in a row at the beginning, and finally stopped in the men's singles quarterfinals 0:6, 1:6.

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"I've never seen an opponent play so close to perfection." "I may have made a couple of mistakes on my forehand in the first four innings, but every other shot came out of his hand perfectly, and every time he returned the ball like it was 100 miles per hour, which is like playing against a wall, and there's always a ball coming at you at 100 miles per hour," Ruud said in an interview. ”

Speaking about Sinner's dominating performance, Ruud said: "He's flawless with every shot, whether it's a forehand or a backhand, and even when I hit a good shot, he always comes back with a stronger attack, which is unbelievable. ”

Ruud admitted that although his account data is not good, he doesn't think he played badly, "The game is full of fun, you can only watch and think, this guy is not the same grade at all, I really don't know how to describe it, of course you want the game to play back and forth, but I thought I was well prepared, but he seemed to be more prepared, and I was completely helpless in the face of his balls." ”

Sinner extended his cross-season winning streak to 25 games

After this match, Sinner extended his winning streak across the season to 25 matches, and faced 11th seed Paul of the United States in the semi-finals to try to secure a ticket to the men's singles final in Rome.