Skatov stuns Griekspoor
The second match on Day 4 was played between the 3rd seed Tallon Griekspoor and tournament qualifier Timofey Skatov in which Skatov won 1-6 6-3 6-4. Griekspoor broke in the first game of the first set to put himself in a commanding position in just 9 minutes to go up 3-0. The young Kazakh was […]
Young Argentine outs Nagal
Day 4 at Nordea Open in Båstad opened with a first time contest between Indian Sumit Nagal, the world number 68, and Argentine Mariano Navone, world number 36. Nagal is seeking his 2nd ATP Tour quarter final and aims to be the 1st Indian quarterfinalist in this tournament’s history. Making his Båstad debut and nicknamed […]
Tirante outwitted Rublev
Sunset tennis delivered. Sunset at 21:34 right in the midst of the battle between Andrey Rublev and Thiago Agustin Tirante of Argentina. Tirante impressed greatly in the first set where both players held serve and followed each other to a decisive tie-break where Tirante drew the longest straw. In the second set, the breaks came, […]
“Ruudal” move on to the semis
The Swedish summer sun continued to shine even brighter on the next two pairs of tennis players in Båstad. The wildcard pair of Spain’s Rafael Nadal and Norway’s Casper Ruud faced the experienced Roman Safuillin and his French partner Theo Arribage. The match opened with Roman Safuillin’s first serve getting a long check by the […]
Carballés Baena too strong for Yevseyev
The second match on centrecourt was played between tournament qualifier Denis Yevseyev from Kazakhstan and world number 64 Roberto Carballés Baena from Spain. The first set started with an early break for Yevseyev who quickly claimed it 6-2. The qualifier was on to another great start in the second but the Spaniard broke back to level 2-2. […]
Nadal to good for Borg
The match on everyone’s lips, in all the newspapers, and on everyone’s mind – Borg vs Nadal. Tuesday’s main event turned into a well-played drama in two acts where Rafael Nadal showed his greatness in the small gestures but big game. Nadal’s serve paved the way for the Spaniard, who hit 5 aces and didn’t […]
Nagal dismissed Ymer
In the second match on center court on Tuesday, it was finally time for Elias Ymer to make his entrance in the tournament. His opponent was Sumit Nagal from India. Nagal, ranked 68th in the world, has won two Challenger tournaments this year and was on paper a tough opponent for the home favorite. It […]
Monteiro through – faces Ruud
The Brazilian Thiago Monteiro, playing the tournament for the 6th time, defeated the 2021 finalist Federico Coria from Argentina on Tuesday. Monteiro’s weapon in the match was his serve, and Coria did not even manage to get a break chance during the match. The score was 6-1, 6-3 after just over an hour, and Monteiro […]
Cameron Norrie claims first win in Båstad
British player Cameron Norrie is playing in Båstad for the first time and advanced to the second round on Monday evening after defeating Slovak Jozef Kovalik 7-6(4), 6-4. Norrie seems to be enjoying Båstad and likes being close to the sea. He will face the winner of the match between Rafael Nadal and Leo Borg […]
Qualifyers sets full main draw
On Monday, four qualifying finals were played, and we can now welcome the four winners into the main draw. Timofey Skatov joins Faria after defeating Italian Andrea Pellegrino. Denis Yevseyev joins his compatriot Skatov, adding two Kazakhs to the main draw. Portuguese player Jaime Faria faced Finnish player Otto Virtanen and Faria won 6-1, 6-4. […]