Rafael Nadal’s winning run at the clay-court Nordea Open has ended. The Spaniard was beaten by Nuno Borges 6-3, 6-2 Sunday in the final. Nadal was playing in his first final since the 2022 French Open. The seventh-seeded Portuguese player broke the Nadal serve five times on his way to his first ATP tour victory.
Portugal’s Nuno Borges , left, hugs Spain’s Rafael Nadal , right, after winning the singles final of the Nordea Open tennis tournament in Bastad, Sweden , Sunday, July 21, 2024. Portugal’s Nuno Borges kisses the trophy after winning the singles final of the Nordea Open tennis tournament against Spain’s Rafael Nadal in Bastad, Sweden , Sunday, July 21, 2024.
The seventh-seeded Portuguese player broke the Nadal serve five times on his way to a first ATP tour victory. It was Nadal’s first final since the 2022 French Open. “It’s crazy, in tennis it doesn’t happen when you expect it sometimes,” said Borges. “I know we all wanted Rafa to win, a part of me wished that too, but something even bigger inside of me really pushed through today.”
Nadal was playing at the tournament in Sweden for the first time since he won the title as a 19-year-old in 2005 as he prepares for the Olympic tournament on clay at Roland Garros in Paris.as he didn’t want to switch surface to grass and then back to clay and risk injury. He has been dealing with hip and abdominal injuries over the past 1 1/2 years. ___
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