The win against Holger Rune meant that Casper Ruud had secured millions.

Casper Ruud could get his hands in the air for a semifinal spot for the second year in a row at the French Open quarterfinal victory against Holger Rune.

The verdict from father and coach Christian Ruud was clear after yesterday’s win:

– Mentally one of the best partners for Casper, wrote Ruud to VG.

The Norwegian can be cheered for his success on the pitch, but also for his wallet. For Ruud, millions of kroner were secured before he played in the semi-final against Alexander Zverev.

The 1.83-meter Norwegian has collected 630,000 euros by reaching the semifinals of the French Open. This corresponds to a meager NOK 7.5 million.

The organizer provides information about it website that they have increased the prize money for this year’s edition of the French Open. On average, they increased by nine percent.

If Ruud advances to the final of the biggest clay court tournament of the season, a tennis ace will be guaranteed 1,150,000 euros. This equates to approximately NOK 13.5 million.

The winner of the French Open took home 2,300,000 euros, which is 27 million Norwegian kroner at today’s krone exchange rate.

How much does Ruud make?

Casper Ruud’s massive accomplishments on the tennis court mean he earns more than his father, and now coach, Christian Ruud manages.

Pastor Christian is ranked as his best 39th in the world, while his son Casper was ranked number two last year.

Throughout his career, Christian earned $1.3 million from tennis playing singles and doubles. This corresponds to NOK 15.4 million.

By comparison, Casper has made just over $1.1 million (12.2 million Norwegian kroner) this season alone. Throughout his short tennis career, the Snarøya player has earned over $14 million, or over 156 million Norwegian kroner.

First win against top 10

At the same time Ruud was picking up the biggest win of the season, both sporting and financial, he was also breaking an important barrier.

Victory over Holger Rune was the first win over a top 10 player in a Grand Slam tournament.

Prior to the win against the Dane, Ruud had lost all six matches against top 10 opponents at Grand Slams. Three of them are at Roland Garros.

• Casper Ruud met Alexander Zverev from Germany in the semifinals. It played on Fridays, and can be seen on MAX and Discovery+