NEW YORK—For players hailing from quieter, cooler cities, New York City can provide a degree of sensory overload on top of the stress that comes with competing for the final major tournament of the season. Into the second round of his sixth US Open main draw, Casper Ruud aims to control that chaos and make the most of his stay in the Big Apple. “For myself, a couple of weeks staying in Manhattan can get to be too much, but I’m not tired of it yet,” he said after defeating Kyle Edmund in straight sets. “Let’s see at what point I will. Hopefully not for some time if I’m able to stay for some more days and weeks.” Though the 23-year-old was born in Oslo, a city that can average as little as 39 hours of daylight in the winter months, the life of a traveling tennis player has allowed him to become worldly enough to deal with nearly any condition thrown his way. “I grew up coming to the States a lot, not so much New York City but more to Florida so I’m sort of familiar with places to go, whe...
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