ATP Tour: Impressive Nadal rallies past Norrie to reach quarters at Bastad
Spanish former World No.1 Rafael Nadal came up with his most complete performance of the 2024 season, storming into the quarterfinals of the Nordea Open here on Thursday.
Spanish former World No.1 Rafael Nadal came up with his most complete performance of the 2024 season, storming into the quarterfinals of the Nordea Open here on Thursday.
Rafael Nadal won a match at the Nordea Open here after a gap of 19 years, winning a men's doubles match at the event on Monday.
Former world no. 1 tennis star Rafael Nadal has further delayed his comeback after pulling out of the upcoming Qatar Open.
With U.S Open winner Carlos Alcaraz of Spain withdrawing due to an injury, his compatriot Rafael Nadal has been given the top billing in the men's singles draw in the Australian Open, starting in a few days.
Nadal also expressed how hopeful he is about the upcoming Australian open as he claimed that he is confident enough and his past few practice sessions are going well.
Djokovic beat Yoshihito Nishioka 6-1, 6-2 to clinch the win after Filip Krajinovic beat Yuichi Sugita 6-2, 6-4. The Serbian wrapped up the contest in just one hour and seven minutes when one last potent first serve forced a return error.
At the age of 38, former world number one Roger Federer knows that the time to hang his boots is only getting closer with each passing day.
The world number 1 looked deflated in the contest when he went down 5-1 in the deciding set against an opponent who had all the answers in their lengthy baseline rallies.
Nadal, leading their head to head by 5-0, failed to resist an on-fire Zverev, who defeated the top seed 6-2, 6-4 for his first win against the Spaniard.
Nadal came to London as current world No 1 but needs to win more matches for ending this season in the top position, as Serbian Djokovic is only 640 points behind him.
