“Tomorrow my 2023 season starts”, he sentence Rafael Nadal minutes after losing, on Tuesday, with the Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime by 6-3 and 6-4. He anticipated the loss of any option to reach the semifinals of the ATP Finals, saying goodbye to the possibility of snatching the world number one from Carlos Alcaraz. After some time, the same events got a mathematical sentence, as Norwegian Casper Ruud He became the first classified for the ‘semis’, also ensuring to do so as the best in the Green Group.
Two days later, this Thursday (2:00 pm) the final of Roland Garros, although there are other elements and circumstances. Then, the favorite Rafa Nadal surpassed one of the academy classmates of Manacor by 6-3, 6-3 and 6-0.
This time it was Ruud who taught more indoors and hard court (very fast), showing optimal shape. He defeated Auger-Aliassime (7-6 and 6-4), he also defeated the American Taylor Fritz (6-3, 4-6 and 7-6), who became the executioner of the Spaniards, 7-6 (3 ). ) and 6 -1.
Defeat will not change the course of two of them Turin ATP Finals, but both will want to avoid it as there are interesting elements argued for both.
An 0-5 record to avoid
Nadal will be happy to close the course with a win, it’s a push Australia 2023, snapped a four-game losing streak. Fifth is a record he would rather not include in his successful career. This year the record of 22 Grand Slams, the fourteenth Roland Garros and the second Australian Open, but also injuries to ribs, feet and stomach. And, on a personal level, memorable because he started with fatherhood.
Less attention will be focused on Nadal in the dispute of 200 points world-ranked, even if they made some great loot, and he wouldn’t mind hunting it down. In one match, more points than reaching an ATP 500 semifinal like Godó (180) or a Masters 1000 quarterfinal (180). A Grand Slam distributes 180 for a round of 16 and 360 for a quarter.
In addition, Rafa (5,820) can give up his second place, to which Ruud himself aspires, with 5,420 after 400 accumulated in Turin, and Stefanos Tsitsipas (5,350).
There is also an extra cash prize, just for the winner. Oh $383,000, around 370,000 euros, for each game that dominated the group stage. The fixed price for joining, playing three games in the league, is $320,000about 308,000 euros.
Source: La Verdad
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