The Argentine tennis player was unable to defeat Nuno Borges and lost 6-3 and 6-4. The Portuguese will play in the final against Rafael Nadal.
Thiago Tirante settled in the Swedish Open a week he will certainly never forget: the young tennis player, only 23 years old, lHe managed to reach the semifinals of an ATP tournament for the first time. Unfortunately he could not face Nuno Borges and didn’t make it to the finals.
The Portuguese, 51st in the ATP ranking, He beat him in straight sets with a partial score of 6-3 and 6-4. Also, the man from La Plata, 121st in the ranking, was the star of the week where he showed a great level on the clay of Bastad. Borges will compete this Sunday for the title against Rafael Nadal, who reached the final after almost two years.
This is from Qualy and on Wednesday he surprised everyone when He defeated a top 10 tennis player for the first time in his career, it was against Andrey Rublev which is eighth in the world rankings. The duel was undoubtedly complicated and was won 7-6, 3-6 and 6-4.
On Thursday he had another tough match, this one against the Spaniards Roberto Carballes Baena, 54th in the ranking. Against him he overcame a 5-2 deficit in the final set, with a total of eight aces, winning 70% of the points on his first serve and earning four break points. In the end they won 6-3, 2-6 and 7-5.
Nadal, after entering the Bastad final: “I found a way to survive”
Rafael Nadal, after qualifying for the final of the Bastad tournament, assured that he has found “a way to live” and will return from the semifinal against Croatian Duje Ajdukovic to fight for a title two years after Roland Garros 2022 .
“I think it was a difficult game. My opponent had one of the best backhand shots I played against. He came with a lot of confidence. I think I tried to pressure him. It was very, very difficult, actually, but I found a way to survive and get into the final after a long time without being in the final. So it’s great news and I’m very happy.”Nadal told the Swedish court.
“It always feels good to be in the final. I won four games in a row, something I haven’t done in two years. “A lot of things have happened, but I’m still part of the recovery process, I’ve lost a lot of things because I had major hip surgery about a year ago.”added the Spanish tennis player.
Source: Tycsports
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