Casper Ruud faced Roman Safiullin in the R128 of French Open (Roland-Garros) 2026 at Paris on May 25, 2026. Casper Ruud won 6-2 7(7)-6(5) 5-7 0-6 6-2.
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Casper Ruud needed all five sets to get past Roman Safiullin in the French Open opener, 6-2 7-6(5) 5-7 0-6 6-2, after surrendering the fourth set to love. The Norwegian edged a tight second-set tiebreak to go up two, then collapsed across the third and fourth before regrouping to break Safiullin twice in the decider. Both men converted six break points, but Ruud generated 18 chances to Safiullin's 15 — the volume advantage proved the difference on a day that featured 15 combined double faults.