Milan, 14 May (LaPresse) – ‘I'm in good form, but tomorrow's match will probably be the toughest I've faced this year. I lost badly to Jannik in the Finals in Turin, but the conditions here are completely different and I hope to play well.’ These were the words of Casper Ruud ahead of his quarter-final match against Jannik Sinner in Rome. The Norwegian spoke after his victory over Spain's Jaume Munar. No one has won more matches on clay than Ruud in the last five years, a confidence boost ahead of facing Sinner in the quarter-finals, but the Scandinavian is keeping his feet on the ground, aware of the value of his achievements and how difficult it is to defeat the Italian, even on clay. ‘I'm not really the king of clay… Alcaraz won Roland Garros and Monte Carlo, his titles are more important than mine,’ concluded Ruud.