Norwegian 18-year-old Casper Ruud can hit the felt off the tennis ball and yesterday he beat Dutra Silva in the Rio Open in straight sets, his first ATP World Tour win of 2017. Ruud used to be a Babolat Aero Pro Drive user, but has switched to the Yonex DR 100 racquet with some lead at 12 and strung with a hybrid of Yonex Poly Tour Pro and Yonex Poly Tour Spin 1.25. Ruud has big potential and for a rather poor country when it comes to tennis success, it would mean a lot for the sport in Norway if he could do …
