Casper Ruud superior to his first Grand Slam semi-final on Wednesday at Roland Garros. It’s protected to say the Norwegian didn’t eat any tomato within the pre-match meal that helped gasoline him throughout the road.
On this version of ‘Meals Court docket’, Ruud dishes on his favorite meal to cook dinner, his responsible pleasures, why he doesn’t eat tomatoes and extra.
Getting To Know… Casper Ruud
Let’s say it’s a must to cook dinner tonight, whether or not for your self or for mates. What would you cook dinner and why?
I might go for spaghetti vongole. It’s an Italian pasta dish with clams from the ocean. I actually prefer it and it’s not too troublesome to make, truly. It sounds a bit fancy, nevertheless it’s not troublesome in any respect.
How would you price your cooking expertise? Are you near a Michelin star?
No, I’m not a Michelin star. I’m far, far-off from it. Most days in my 12 months I eat both in eating places or takeout. [I go to] eating places clearly once I’m out travelling and once I’m dwelling I attempt to do some home-made meals, however principally takeout as effectively.
What’s your responsible pleasure?
I like Asian meals, Asian flavours. Japanese and Thai. I actually like pad Thai. I all the time attempt to discover it every time I’m travelling round a spot that has nice pad Thai, which is a fairly easy noodle dish. However sushi can also be considered one of my favourites, however I additionally should say Italian meals is on the highest there.
What do you eat proper earlier than a match and what number of hours earlier than the match do you eat it?
I all the time eat the identical for lunch or dinner earlier than a match. I eat a quite simple, plain rice with rooster, some olive oil and salt. It looks as if a sensible factor to do, it’s fairly simple and a few good carbohydrates if I’ve to play an extended [match]. It’s not an excessive amount of taste clearly, that’s why I add somewhat little bit of salt. Salt can also be good for sweating so much, which I do. I believe we discovered a great way to do it earlier than matches.
I all the time attempt to eat round an hour and a half or two hours earlier than the match in order that the meals has time to sink and I don’t really feel heavy or too full once I exit on courtroom. After matches I attempt to have some protein and a few meals straight away, proper after the match.
What do you snack on throughout a match? Has that modified through the years and in that case, what did you used to eat?
I’ve some bars and a few gels and possibly a banana right here and there, however not sometimes. For best-of-five units sure, I’d think about it extra, however not an excessive amount of I might say.
The factor is that I’m sweating so much, so if you’re sweating and your physique is sizzling or heat from sweating, you don’t actually have the largest urge for food, so I discover it fairly onerous to eat throughout [a match]. However some bars and a few stuff is sort of easy. It has modified. The whole lot has develop into more and more extra skilled for me now than let’s say 5 years in the past.
I’ve been fairly good with these routines and I all the time attempt to eat wholesome or as wholesome as I can. Clearly on match days, I attempt to maintain it quite simple.
What would possibly you eat throughout a non-tournament week that you simply wouldn’t throughout a event?
I believe possibly I add somewhat bit extra dessert once I’m not in event weeks, however I’m fairly a easy man on the subject of consuming. Asian and Italian meals is form of the place I spend most of my meals. Clearly typically I attempt to have some American meals, particularly [in the United States]. I’ll have some burgers or ribs. I all the time get pleasure from these issues, however not an excessive amount of. You can [feel] fairly heavy from it earlier than a match.
What’s one thing individuals could be shocked to listen to you get pleasure from?
I actually like mussels and clams, in order that’s not one thing that I believe everyone likes. However I’m fairly choosy on the identical time. I don’t eat tomatoes. I don’t discover them tasty in any respect. I do know tomato is in lots of dishes, in order that’s a bit unlucky, however I’m fairly choosy. I don’t actually like mushrooms both. There are some issues that I attempt to keep away from, however I might say mussels and clams are usually not typical in my household to love, however I do.
What’s the finest meal out of your tradition/nation?
I might say that we’ve nice salmon, which is form of our delight. Our salmon is high notch, I believe. We don’t have many typical dishes which might be actually too good, however the salmon we take good delight in.
Is there one thing about your food regimen that you simply won’t have referred to as a junior that has actually helped you?
I believe I attempt to eat somewhat little bit of inexperienced every single day, both greens or salad. I truly really feel it helps your physique. It’s simple, however on the identical time essential for the physique. I didn’t prefer it an excessive amount of once I was youthful, however fortunately I got here to love it somewhat extra as I’m getting older. My style is getting extra mature, so it’s simpler for me now to eat inexperienced stuff.
What’s your favorite place on Tour for meals?
Favorite place for meals? Ooh. We’re all the time very effectively taken care of, we’ve many choices. However I believe one of many tournaments that does unimaginable lunch and dinner is Vienna, the ATP 500 occasion. There you discover excellent pasta, a superb salad bar, good meat as effectively if you wish to have that. They do a really, excellent job and I all the time get pleasure from Austrian meals with schnitzel and all the things. I get pleasure from being there.
