RAFA NADAL – DUJE AJDUKOVIC 1-3
Deuce – Nadal’s stunning drop shot! before the Croatian was helpless
30-40 – Break too long for Nadal and break ball for Ajdukovic
30-30 – Both tennis players open an angle and Nadal eventually sends it down the doubles aisle
30-15 – Great service-volley point from the Balearic Islands
15-15 – Good serve from Rafa and too long break from Ajdukovic
0-15 – Long exchange in which the Croatian wins
Service for Nadal
RAFA NADAL – DUJE AJDUKOVIC 0-3
Game for the Balearic Islands and Nadal recovers one of his two break matches
15-40 – Double break point for Nadal
15-30 – Ajdukovic fails and Nadal takes the lead
15-15 – Very open serve from the Croatian and the rest of Nadal, straight outside
0-15 – Ajdukovic’s parallel backhand is long
Service for Ajdukovic
RAFA NADAL – DUJE AJDUKOVIC 0-2
Ajdukovic’s game and new break
15-40 – Rafa struggles to run. Two break points for Ajdukovic
15-30 – Good serve from Nadal and the rest of the Croatian staying at the net
0-30 – Nadal’s break is too long
0-15 – Ajdukovic’s winning comeback
Service for Nadal
RAFA NADAL – DUJE AJDUKOVIC 0-1
Game on for Ajdukovic
A-40 – Great first serve from Ajdukovic and the rest of Nadal’s serve is too long
Deuce – The Croatian’s cross-court backhand stays in the net
40-30 – Nadal can’t handle the Croatian’s changes of direction
30-30 – Great break for Nadal, which the Croatian just missed
30-15 – Ajdukovic is brilliant! who won the point with a winning parallel forehand
15-15 – Two-handed backhand by Ajdukovic against which Nadal is helpless
0-15 – Croatian right cross goes wide
Service for Ajdukovic
RAFA NADAL – DUJE AJDUKOVIC 0-0
Game for Ajdukovic and first break of the match
15-40 – Nadal’s backhand goes into the doubles hall. Double break point for Ajdukovic
15-30 – Exchange blows and Nadal’s backhand widens
15-15 Ajdukovic had to win the point at the net up to three times
15-0 – The rest of the Croatian side go straight out
Service for Nadal
The game is about to begin!
Rafa Nadal won the draw and elected to start by serving
Everything is ready for the game to begin
Both tennis players were on the court warming up before the start of the match.
First duel
Nadal, 38 years old and No. 261 in the world ranking, and Ajdukovic, 23 and 130 in the ATP, have never met. Who will emerge victorious from today’s rivalry?
Nadal’s second longest three-set match
In fact, that almost four hours (3:59 to be exact) made yesterday’s match the second match, the best in three sets, that Nadal has played in his entire career, surpassed only by M1000’s ‘semi’ Madrid in 2009 against Novak Djokovic, who chose the Balearic player after 4:02 hours.
Nadal’s marathon victory over Navone
The Balearic tennis player qualified for the semifinals for the first time since he achieved it at Wimbledon in 2022, although on that occasion he missed his match against Kyrgios due to physical discomfort.
Nadal needed almost 4 hours to defeat the Argentine 6-7, 7-5, 7-5.
Good afternoon
And welcome to the live match of the semi-final match of the ATP 250 tournament in Bastad (Sweden) that will face the Spanish Rafa Nadal and the Croatian Duje Ajdukic
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Source: La Verdad
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