Borges downs Nadal for debut ATP Tour title
The heat was on, literally and figuratively. In the singles’ final lasting 1 hour and 27 minutes, Nuno Borges won his debut ATP Tour title beating Spain’s Rafael Nadal 6-3 6-2. Fresh off his emotional semi-final victory yesterday, Nuno Borges looked to reach a career high of No. 42 with this win. Starting strong by converting […]
Brazilian duo Luz/Matos win double’s final
On the hottest day of the tournament, the first final commenced between French pair Manuel Guinard/Gregoire Jacq and the Brazilian 3-seed pair of Orlando Luz/Rafael Matos. In their first meeting, the Brazilian duo beat the French pair 7-5 6-4 in 1 hour 30 minutes. Guinard/Jacq were looking to add to their 5-1 tour-level run in […]
Borges books first ever final with Nadal
Båstad shone in 21° as the second match of Day 6 got underway. The Argentine Thiago Agustin Tirante Argentina faced Nuno Borges of Portugal. Borges, playing his first ATP Tour semi-final took the first set convincingly 6-3. The young Argentine making his career semi-final debut, he is seeking his 3rd consecutive Top 100 win after […]
Nadal cancels doubles with Ruud
Rafael Nadal informed the press after his semi-final win that he will not be able to play the doubles semi-final on Saturday as planned with Casper Ruud. – I am sad for that because that would have ben a good option for me to be in another final in double – there is no chance […]
Nadal back in Båstad final after 19-years
Sun and crisp Nordic breeze welcomed a full crowd to semi-finals day at Båstad on Day 6. The first match was won by Spain’s Rafael Nadal against Croatia’s Duje Ajdukovic in 2 hour 22 minutes with a scoreline of 4-6 6-3 6-4. In this first meeting between the Spaniard and Croat, Nadal opened proceedings in a […]
Tirante books debut semis spot with Borges
The third match of Day 5 followed the trend of the first two matches in going the distance. Thiago Agustin Tirante defeated Roberto Carballes Baena 6-3 2-6 7-5 to book a spot in his first ever semi-finals. The Argentine Tirante, looked to back up his biggest career win against tournament top seed Andrey Rublev and […]
Rafa ruins Navone’s run
The warm sun continued to bless the crowd as the second match of Day 5 commenced. Former world No.1 Rafael Nadal beat 4th seed Argentine Mariano Navone 6-7 (2-7) 7-5 7-5. The first meeting between the pair became the second-longest 3-set match won by the Spaniard at 3 hour and 59 minutes. Nadal, looking to […]
Adjukovic sets up first ever semi
Day 5 at Båstad glistened under the bright summer skies. A perfect day for tennis began on centre court between world No. 85 Brazilian Thiago Monteiro and tournament qualifier Duje Ajdukovic. Ajdukovic, aiming to capitalise on his victory over world number No. 60 Kotov in 2R for the biggest win of his career, started the […]
Borges triumphs in all-Portuguese tie
The final match of Day 4 on centre court was the 4th ever All-Portuguese Tour-level match not on Portuguese soil in the Open Era, the 2nd in this tournament’s history and the first ever meeting between Henrique Rocha and Nuno Borges. Fresh from his recent biggest career win over world No. 96 Camilo Ugo Carabelli […]
Nadal claims quarter-final spot in Båstad
The third match of the day saw former British No.1 Cameron Norrie pitted against the former world No.1 Rafael Nadal. The pair met 5 times before with Nadal leading 4-1. A tightly fought first set started on serve for the first 6 games. It was the Spaniard who at 3-3 15-40 got the first of […]