Nadal reaches Bastad Open final; beats Ajdukovic

Wildcard player Rafael Nadal reached the final of the Nordea Open in Bastad, Sweden, on Saturday by beating Duje Ajdukovic 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.

In the thrilling two-hour-and-12-minute match, Nadal hit 21 winning games, won 62 percent of his first serve points and broke his Croatian opponent’s serve six times.

Nadal is playing only his sixth tournament of the season and will try to win his 93rd title on Sunday against seventh-seeded Nuno Borges or Thiago Agustin Tirante. The Spaniard is also playing his 131st final.

Nadal, who has been injured for almost two seasons, is also competing in next week’s Olympic Games in Paris, France. He will compete in the singles, but will also team up with Carlos Alcaraz in the doubles court.

The Mallorcan will also play the semi-final in the doubles against Casper Ruud later on Saturday in Bastad.

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EFG Swiss Open Gstaad—Switzerland

Former Wimbledon finalist Matteo Berrettini defeated top-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas 7-6(6), 7-5 at the Swiss Open in Gstaad on Saturday.

Berrettini hit seven aces and won 92 percent of his first serve points, not conceding a single break point during the match that lasted 1 hour and 43 minutes.

Berrettini secured his first win over Tsitsipas in four meetings and will face Quentin Halys in Sunday’s final.

Halys defeated third-seeded Jan-Lennard Struff 6-3. 7-6(2).

Berrettini is hoping to win his ninth career title on Sunday, while Halys is aiming for his first career title.

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