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Norwegian tennis star Casper Ruud will look to channel some of the magic he had in the 2022 U.S. Open and get back to the final of the last Grand Slam tournament of the year.

Ruud lost that final to Carlos Alcaraz in four sets. This year, he hoped to get off on the right foot with a victory over Sebastian Ofner in the first round of the tournament.

The No. 12 seed opened up about being back in the Big Apple for the U.S. Open and noted there was one thing he didn’t miss upon his return.

"It's complicated to be on the court with people smoking joints. Having to inhale that smell of marijuana when we're tired is not fun at all," Ruud told Norwegian media . "The intensity of the odor is very strong at times."

He added th

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