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Rafa Nadal – Nuno Borges: Today’s tennis final at the ATP 250 in Bastad, live

Rafael Nadal returns to a new ATP final this Sunday after 777 days since he did so – and won – at the 2022 edition of Roland Garros. The 38-year-old tennis player will play the final of the ATP 250 in Bastad today – which he won 19 years ago – against the Portuguese Nuno Borges, number 51 in the world.

First final in 2 years: 131st of his career

The final in Bastad will be her second final in this tournament (after 2005), but the 131º at ATP level throughout his career, winning 92 of them. Only Jimmy Connors, Roger Federer, Ivan Lendl and Novak Djokovic have played in more finals.

The Spaniard in turn landed in Sweden to get into the rhythm and prepare himself as best as possible for what was to come. It will be his last Olympic appointment in Paris (July 27 to August 4), a gamble that paid off perfectly, as he reached the final in the singles and the semi-final in the doubles with Casper Ruud. Last Saturday, however, he had to withdraw after the tough conditions of the last two matches against Navone and Ajdukovic.

Nadal has spent 12 hours on court since last Monday

Nadal defeated Leo Borg in the first round, Cameron Norrie (42º) secondly, Mariano Navone (36º) in the quarter-finals and Croatian Ajdukovic in the semi-finals, where he coming back from a set down in these last two games which have gone to 4 hours for the Argentine and 2:14 for the Balkan. In total, the Spaniard has spent about 9 hours and 30 minutes on court since last Tuesday when he made his debut against the son of Björn Borg, without counting the two victories in doubles (1:10 and 1:36). The physical aspect is perhaps the great unknown for the Spaniard in today’s final, his rival, the Portuguese Borges, is 11 years younger and has spent three hours less on court than Nadal. However, the Portuguese tennis player still does not know what it is like to win an ATP title at the age of 27, what is more, This is your first final.

First ATP final for Borges

The world number 51 is having his best moment of playing in Sweden, despite suffering five consecutive defeats since the Rome Masters, in which he won three matches and lost in the round of 16 to the champion of the tournament, Alexander Zverev. Nevertheless, Borges has reached his first ATP final without having competed against a top 120 yet during his draw, and he won’t do that today against Nadal either, as the Spaniard currently occupies position 261. However, if he wins the trophy, he would already be close to the top 140 (around 134).

Nadal – Borges: watch the final here

Remember you can Follow the story live of the Final between Rafa Nadal and Nuno Borges in the at the bottom of this news where we tell you the results, the latest news and everything about the ATP 250 final in Bastad.

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Adriana Cerezo
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