Casper Ruud has announced that he will be taking a break from tennis after the Australian Open after he failed to take his usual ‘pre-season’ break in December.The world No. 3 has enjoyed a prosperous couple of years, with him reaching his first two Grand Slam finals along with his first Masters 1000 final.Ruud was also the runner up at the ATP Finals back in November before travelling to South America to participate in a one-off series of exhibition matches against Rafael Nadal.However, the time spent in South America in December ate into Ruud’s time off from the tour, meaning the Norwegian will, instead, take a break after the Austral …