US Open 2025: Casper Ruud complains round marijuana smoke

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Norwegian tennis star Casper Ruud will look to channel a few of the magic he had within the 2022 U.S. Open and get again to the ultimate of the final Grand Slam match of the 12 months.

Ruud misplaced that closing to Carlos Alcaraz in 4 units. This 12 months, he hoped to get off on the proper foot with a victory over Sebastian Ofner within the first spherical of the match.

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Casper Ruud, of Norway, returns a shot through the combined doubles closing on the U.S. Open tennis championships, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025, in New York. (AP Photograph/Yuki Iwamura)

The No. 12 seed opened up about being again within the Huge Apple for the U.S. Open and famous there was one factor he didn’t miss upon his return.

"It is sophisticated to be on the courtroom with folks smoking joints. Having to inhale that scent of marijuana once we're drained isn't enjoyable in any respect," Ruud advised Norwegian media . "The depth of the odor may be very robust at occasions."

He added that the marijuana scent was the "worst factor about New York."

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Casper Ruud, left, of Norway, talks with Iga Swiatek, proper, of Poland, through the combined doubles semi closing on the U.S. Open tennis championships, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025, in New York. (AP Photograph/Yuki Iwamura)

"The scent is in every single place, even right here on the courts," Ruud stated, by way of Tennis Up to Date . "We now have to just accept it, but it surely's not my favourite scent. It is fairly annoying to be taking part in, drained, and simply meters away, somebody is smoking marijuana. We will not do something about it until the legislation is reversed, however I've robust doubts that may occur."

New York legalized marijuana in 2021 however the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center is a smoke-free facility, in response to the U.S. Open web site.

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Casper Ruud (NOR) reacts after returning a shot in opposition to Arthur Rinderknech (FRA) through the Cincinnati Open on the Lindner Household Tennis Heart. (Aaron Doster/Imagn Photographs)

Nevertheless, it has not stopped marijuana smoke from coming into the constructing. Australian tennis star Nick Kyrgios complained in regards to the scent in 2022.