Casper Ruud is a New Dad!
Casper Ruud's fiancé gave birth to the couple's first child.
By Richard Pagliaro | Monday, February 2, 2026
Photo credit: Casper Ruud Instagram
Casper Ruud is a new dad!
Ruud’s fiancé Maria Galligani gave birth to the couple’s first child, a daughter. Ruud announced the joyous news on Instagram.
“Thank you for all the beautiful messages these past couple of weeks,” Ruud captioned a photo of his baby daughter. “Maria and our baby are doing great.”
Former world No. 2 told the media in Auckland the couple plans to get married later this year.
“Later in the year we’ll have our wedding and celebrate our marriage,” Ruud said.
Richard Pagliaro. Richard Pagliaro is Tennis Now Managing Editor. He is a graduate of New York University and has covered pro tennis for more than 35 years. Richard was tennis columnist for Gannett Newspapers in NY, served as Managing Editor for TennisWeek.com and worked as a writer/editor for Tennis.com. He has been TennisNow.com managing editor since 2010.
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