[ad_1] Rafael Nadal wasn’t able to win the 2024 Bastad Open, still, he found many positives in the gruelling week. After not playing since May 27th, 2024, the Spanish player returned to action after almost two months away from the courts. He certainly wanted to see where his level stands ahead of the Olympic Games…
[ad_1] Carlos Alcaraz and Rafael Nadal have been confirmed to start their 2024 Olympics preparation in Paris, even thinking about practicing doubles together. The more experienced Spaniard was in action on Sunday in Bastad, playing in the final against Nuno Borges. After exerting lots of energy to reach the final of the ATP 250 tournament,…
[ad_1] Arthur Fils captured the first ATP 500 title of his career by beating Alexander Zverev 6-3, 3-6, 7-6(1) in the Hamburg Open final on Sunday afternoon. Fils saved an amazing 21 of 22 break points en route to a dramatic victory. “I knew from the start it was not going to be easy,” the…
[ad_1] Rafael Nadal will be teaming up with Carlos Alcaraz in doubles at the 2024 Paris Olympics, and he expects a great level from him. Predicting that Alcaraz would have a great level at the upcoming Olympics isn’t that strange because the Spaniard has been absolutely on fire lately. It all started back at Roland…
[ad_1] Rafael Nadal reached the 2024 Bastad Open final against Nuno Borges, but the Spaniard played a bad match and lost in two sets. Nadal’s overall experience in Bastad was very good. The Spaniard made the final in the singles and the semi-final in the doubles at the ATP 250 tournament. He came to Sweden…
[ad_1] Jannik Sinner has retained the World No. 1 ranking before the Olympic Games begins and will do so for the next few weeks. There were four ATP Tour-level tournaments in which some Top 10 players participated to try and seek momentum before heading to Paris. The biggest of them was the Hamburg Open, where…
[ad_1] Mats Wilander has been a huge fan of Carlos Alcaraz since he emerged, and he showered him with more praise recently. Wilander emerged as a super-talented youngster who won Grand Slams as a teenager, becoming one of the most recognized players on the ATP Tour. Now, he has become one of the more respected…
[ad_1] Rafael Nadal didn’t win the 2024 Bastad Open, but he will climb in the new ATP Rankings. One of the most challenging parts of comebacks for tennis players is regaining their ranking after injuries. The protected ranking is a measure used by ATP and WTA to help players return to tournaments based on their…
[ad_1] Rafael Nadal skipped over double duty on Saturday at the 2024 Bastad Open, withdrawing from his doubles semi-final with Casper Ruud. This week in Bastad has been eventful for the 38-year-old, who arrived in the Swedish city to test his tennis before the Olympic Games, which begin in a few days. The Spaniard has…
[ad_1] Celebrated American coach Brad Gilbert recently gave a candid evaluation of Rafael Nadal‘s future in tennis. Nadal is currently competing at the Bastad Open for the first time in 19 years. He amused the crowd earlier this week by saying he was “defending” the title he won in 2005. He has successfully reached the…
