Rafael Nadal He lost his first two matches at the ATP Finals in Turin 2022. He continued to favor zero sets, with four matches, and the balance of the game was clearly negative: 14-25. With these numbers, their chances of making it to the semifinals as one of the two best in the Green Group are almost gone.
And if he is left in the penultimate round of the masters tournament, the world number one of the year will be sentenced in favor of Carlos Alcaraz, absent due to abdominal injury sustained at Paris-Bercy.
After Tuesday’s loss against the Felix Auger-Aliassime (6-3, 6-4), which follows a harvest against another novice, taylor fritz (7-6, 6-1), Nadal will see the miraculous possibility of qualifying for the night session of his group that has been eliminated.
At 9 pm they face Norwegian Casper Ruud and the American Taylor Fritz. Once the European wins a set, even if he loses the match, everyone will decide: Nadal, eliminated and Carlos Alcaraz, number 1.
If Fritz wins in two sets, to discuss Rafa Nadal’s options again, it must first happen, on Thursday, that he beats Ruud in two and Fritz also beats Auger-Aliassime in two. And with a triple tie at one win and 2-4 in sets, the percentage of unbalanced games favors Nadal against Ruud and Auger-Aliassime. More than complicated.
And if Rafa Nadal bids farewell to become the ATP Finals champion, Alcaraz immediately ties the number 1 of the 2022 season, becoming the 19-year-old to achieve it in ATP history.
Source: La Verdad
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