Everything is ready for the start of the final
Both tennis players are already on the court, doing the classic ‘rally’ before the start of the match.
First match between Nadal and Borges
The Spanish, No. 261 in the world, and the Portuguese, No. 51 in the ATP rankings, will meet this afternoon for the first time in their entire careers.
Borges made it to the Bastad final after defeating Argentine Thiago Tirante in the semifinals 6-3, 6-4.
Nadal already won in Bastad… in 2005!
A clear example of Rafa Nadal’s longevity is that the Spaniard won Bastad… 19 years ago!
In 2005 he won the title after defeating Czech tennis player Tomas Berdych, 2-6, 6-2 and 6-4.
Nadal returns to the final after more than two years
Yesterday, the man from Manacor managed to qualify for the final of the Bastad tournament after defeating Croatian Duje Ajdokovic in the semifinals by 4-6, 6-3 and 6-4, in 2:12 playing time.
Today is his first final since Roland Garros in 2022. On that occasion, Nadal won against Norwegian Casper Ruud, whom he defeated 6-3, 6-3 and 6-0.
Good afternoon
And welcome to the live final of the ATP 250 tournament in Bastad (Sweden) that will be played, starting at 2:00 pm, by the Spanish Rafael Nadal and the Portuguese Nuno Borges.
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Source: La Verdad
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