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Rafael Nadal Reaches Bastad Open Semi-Finals After Four-Hour Marathon

Rafael Nadal fought into the semi-finals of the Bastad Open on Friday as he defeated Argentina's Mariano Navone 6-7 (2/7), 7-5, 7-5 in three hours and 59 minutes. The 22-time Grand Slam champion is through to the last four of a tournament for the first time since Wimbledon two years ago. "It was very close, long and tiring," said Nadal, whose near four-hour victory was the second longest three-set match of his career -- after the 2009 Madrid semi-final against Novak Djokovic, which lasted 4hr 3min. "For moments he was in control. For moments I was in control. At the end, no one was in control. That's the truth," added Nadal.

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Berrettini takes Swiss Open quarterfinal, improves to 5-2 against Auger-Aliassime

Montreal's Felix Auger-Aliassime was eliminated from the Swiss Open clay-court tennis tournament with a 7-6 (9), 7-6 (2) quarterfinal loss to Italy's Matteo Berrettini on Friday in Gstaad.

Rafael Nadal advances in Bastad after four-hour quarterfinal - ESPN

BASTAD, Sweden — Rafael Nadal advanced to his first semifinal in two years after a four-hour quarterfinal at the Nordea Open on Friday.

Rafael Nadal, Casper Ruud Save Match Point To Make Doubles Semi-Finals In Bastad

Rafael Nadal and Casper Ruud saved a match point in the deciding set tie-break to reach the semi-finals of the doubles in Bastad on Wednesday, hours after the Norwegian was knocked out of the singles. Nadal and Ruud squeezed past France's Theo Arribage and Roman Safiullin of Russia 6-4, 3-6, 12/10 to advance to the last four, winning the final three points of the match after being on the brink of defeat. "I think we had some fun. It was an emotional match at the end, a good level of tennis against two good players," said Nadal, who is also competing in the singles tournament. "We enjoy it, the crowd was amazing. Full crowd in a doubles match, that's fantastic. Just enjoying every single day here."

Nadal on entry list for US Open after missing event for four years

The 38-year-old Spanish left-hander has a protected ranking of ninth to put himself into the field for the Flushing Meadows fortnight, which begins on August 26.

Rafael Nadal Muncul di Daftar Peserta US Open 2024

Karier Rafael Nadal tampaknya belum akan berakhir setelah Olimpiade Paris 2024. Nadal dijadwalkan akan berlaga di US Open 2024 pada Agustus-September nanti.

Bastad Open: Rafael Nadal Makes Winning Return, Beats Legendary Bjorn Borg's Son

Rafael Nadal swept past Leo Borg, son of tennis great Bjorn Borg, to advance to the second round of the Bastad Open on Tuesday as he builds towards the Paris Olympics. It was Nadal's first singles match since the 38-year-old fell in the opening round at Roland Garros on May 27, and he eased to a 6-3, 6-4 win in wet conditions. Both Nadal and the 21-year-old Borg, currently ranked 461 in the world, were wild card entries to the Swedish clay-court tournament. Despite an early scare with the former world number one slipping on the wet white line, Nadal broke for 3-1, hitting four aces to take the first set in 43 minutes. An immediate break gave the Spaniard a foothold in the second, sealing the match on his second match point after 1hr 25min on court for his eighth ATP tour match win this season.

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Rafael Nadal Reaches Bastad Open Semi-Finals After Four-Hour Marathon

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Berrettini takes Swiss Open quarterfinal, improves to 5-2 against Auger-Aliassime

Rafael Nadal advances in Bastad after four-hour quarterfinal - ESPN

Rafael Nadal, Casper Ruud Save Match Point To Make Doubles Semi-Finals In Bastad

Nadal on entry list for US Open after missing event for four years

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Bastad Open: Rafael Nadal Makes Winning Return, Beats Legendary Bjorn Borg's Son