Casper Ruud sure knows how to travel in style
When you’re one the road for 285 days of the year, you need luggage you can depend on. Luckily for Casper Ruud, he's well equipped

IF THERE IS anyone who knows a thing or two about travel, it’s a professional tennis player. The ATP tour keeps a man fairly busy, with top players participating in close to 30 tournaments every year, taking place all over the globe.
Casper Ruud, a three-time grand slam finalist and the sixth highest ranked player in the world, is one of the most well-travelled athletes on the tour. He took part in 26 tournaments in 2024, from Stockholm to Los Cabos and Tokyo to Melbourne, while spending 285 days away from home.
To live this lifestyle, tennis players need the right tools at their disposal – to ensure they travel in comfort, but also to stay sane. While we have to assume that a player of Ruud’s calibre is staying in only the most luxurious hotels and would accept nothing less than first-class flights, that all matters for nought if he doesn’t have the right luggage with him.
As any seasoned traveller will know, luggage is much more than a bunch of containers for the belongings you cram into them. They’re an expression of your personal style, a reminder of the life you lead back home, and an anchor on which you can tether yourself when everything else around you is unfamiliar. Ruud knows this, and he doesn’t settle for anything but the best.
As a Samsonite global ambassador, Ruud’s luggage needs are ably met. His go-to? The Proxis collection. Proxis suitcases’ outer shells are made from Roxkin™, a multi-layered material developed by Samsonite that bounces back into shape after impact, offering remarkable strength while maintaining such lightness it seems oxymoronic. This, combined with the suitcases’ sophisticated design, exudes confidence and reflects Samsonite’s commitment to practical styles that don’t compromise on quality. And good news for those looking to copy Ruud’s style, the Proxis lime colourway has just returned to Australia.

Recently, while Ruud was in town for the Australian Open, he stopped by the iconic David Jones store on Bourke Street for a meet and greet with fans, while also revealing the store’s new Samsonite shop-in-shop.
The new locale offers an elevated shopping experience. With enhanced technology and a selection of premium products on display, customers can explore Samsonite’s innovative range in an immersive environment.
We won’t outright claim that Ruud’s excellence in the luggage department is responsible for his performance on the court, but with 12 ATP titles to his name and a career high ranking of second in the world, he must be doing something right.
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