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Casper Ruud concedes Rafael Nadal exhibition tour &#;didn&#;t work&#;

Casper Ruud has confessed that his South American exhibition tour with Rafael Nadal may have contributed towards his poor start to

Ruud had his best ever season last year, rising to No.2 in the rankings after reaching the finals of the Miami Open, Roland Garros, the US Open and the ATP Finals.

The Norwegian finished his season by playing an exhibition tour across five South American cities with his &#;idol&#; Nadal.

📍 Nadal vs.

Ruud. Plaza de Toros, Ciudad de México. 🇲🇽

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The year-old has struggled so far this season, with a win-loss record of , but says he is &#;feeling better&#; going into his preferred clay court season.

“I decided to keep going in the end of , play those exhos [exhibitions] with Rafa in South America and then have a pre-season in February.

Things didn&#;t work but I&#;m feeling better,” said Ruud.

Ruud added, “I don’t think I’ll do