#nordea open

[schumi-nadal]

THIS. IS. ICONIC.

[thelionsship]

📢 [ RUUUUUUUUUUDAL ] ‼️

[fear-hope-soup]

[janesurlife]

Tell me clay isn't the most beautiful surface... I dare you

[stateofsport211]

Bastad MD QF: Rafael Nadal/Casper Ruud [WC] def. Theo Arribage/Roman Safiullin 6-4, 3-6, [12-10] Match Stats

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T. Arribage/Roman absorbed Ruudal's pace steadily in the second set, and their levels clashed in the match tie-break, where it came down to a few shots. The latter's tidy point construction and pace helped them to nail the match tie-breaker, ultimately going after Roman's more vulnerable stroked toward the end as the wild cards tried to remain consistent in their range. Even outside of the match tie-breaker, Ruudal converted 66% of their 3 break points as they maximized their chances through their shot placement finish compared to T. Arribage/Roman's 50% break point conversion rate out of their 4 chances to break.

Besides, it appeared that both pairs had distinct service game strengths. Landing 72% of their first serves, T. Arribage/Roman won 76% of their first serve points even though both pairs scored an ace, 8% more than Ruudal as their level-raise in the second set, as well as the match tie-break. However, even though both players double-faulted four times, Ruudal had more reliable second serves as they won 65% of their second serve points, 36% more than T. Arribage/Roman as the match progressed.

In the semifinals, Ruudal will face the winner between Pavel Kotov/Piotr Matuszewski and third seeds Orlando Luz/Marcelo Zormann. In a similar manner to this match, this would test their point construction and their balance of power in general, with shot placement and pacing could also be as crucial as this quarterfinal match. Should be another fun match to look forward to!

[interstallerrr]

Let'sss gooo ruudal to the semi's 😻🔥🔥

[dear-science]

seriously who looks happier here than Casper in 2nd place 😭

ph. @liljasinstagram

lmaooo 😭😭

[toolaterer]

congrats what a fighter you are rafael nadaaaaaaaal i love you🙏🙏🙏😇😇😇🤍🤍🤍🩵🩵🩵

[schumi-nadal]

“I have Fedal and now, Ruudal“ is definitely the best tennis quote of this season

[rafaelnadalfans]

Rafael Nadal to Face Bjorn Borg’s Son Leo in 2024 Nordea Open Opener

Photo: HMBxMedia/AntonioxBorga The 2024 Nordea Open draw has been made earlier today. Rafael Nadal will start his campaign in Bastad against Leo Borg, the son of legendary Swede Bjorn Borg. If Rafa gets through his first match, he will likely meet Cameron Norrie in the second round, with Casper Ruud and Andrey Rublev potentially waiting in the semi-final and final,…

[toolaterer]

😭😭😭😭😭🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶🫶

i'm sobbing this picture is sooo cute :((( source: .

[janesurlife]

They're as shameless as me 😜

[stateofsport211]

Bastad MD R1: Rafael Nadal/Casper Ruud [WC] def. Guido Andreozzi/Miguel Angel Reyes-Varela 6-1, 6-4 Match Stats

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Ruudal turned out to dominate from the start thanks to their groundstrokes, where hitting hard outrallied G. Andreozzi/M.A. Reyes-Varela until the latter lacked some finishing options. Even if they tried to step up in the second set, Ruudal got their footing back from their anticipative returns, questioning the balance of the second seeds as the match progressed. As a result, G. Andreozzi/M.A. Reyes-Varela could only convert 20% of their set points in the middle of the second set, while Ruudal had twice more break points (50%) with 40% of the break points being converted.

Besides, Ruudal turned out to have a more consistent service game. Landing 67% of their first serves, the wild card scored twice more aces than G. Andreozzi/M.A. Reyes-Varela (4 to 2), where they won 72% of their first serve points to manage several hiccups in between. In contrast, the second seeds had more vulnerable second serves since they only won 50% of their second serve points, 6% more than Ruudal as this became one of their most vulnerable shots.

In the next round, Ruudal will face the winner between Theo Arribage/Roman Safiullin and Mariano Navone/Cameron Norrie, which will be played tomorrow (local time). While this could be a chaotic match at their best, this will test their point construction, as well as their balance of power, taking into account how baseline-oriented the pairs can be and how will they manage their net game to follow up. It could be tricky, but it would also be an exciting watch!

[interstallerrr]

Matee Casper's on firee🔥🔥🔥

[toolaterer]

OMG RAFA SAID "FEDAL" MY HEART STOPPED

[schumi-nadal]

Casper Ruud & Rafael Nadal - Nordea Open 2024 🇸🇪

Rafasper is startiiiiiiiiing 🤩