Ruud pissed?

Not titled at Estoril last week, yet the Norwegian has accustomed us to winning most of the 250 on gravel that he plays!

Two dry victories against VDZ then Fucsovics, we said to ourselves that Ruud would be hard to get and in the end it was Martinez who took him out! The Norwegian was moved and attacked, he doesn't like that. Historically there is a semi-final for Ruud here but the rest is pretty average, I wouldn't be surprised if he struggles in his first round against a formidable player on earth. Tabilo with his left paw and his aggressive game must believe in it and above all not let Ruud take the lead, he must fix his backhand and send along the line as soon as possible. In a sense I don't see Ruud losing but we are not in the center there is a little less back here and as I said Tabilo is formidable on gravel, he is having his best season and had a good first round against O'Connell. He has every reason to believe it and Ruud has every reason to worry.