Rafael Nadal and Casper Ruud are destined to spend quite a lot of time together during this last part of the year. Rafa and Casper will face off in the third match of the ATP Finals in Turin on Thursday at 2 p.m. Casper has already qualified for the semi-finals. In contrast, Nadal has failed to get a ticket for the final 4 after losing his first 2 matches in Italy against Taylor Fritz and Felix Auger Aliassime.
Exhibitions in South America
After the Finals, Rafa and Casper will embark together on tour in Latin America, touching the following cities: Buenos Aires, Bogotá, Quito, Belo Horizonte and México City. They will kick-start the tour in Argentina on the 23rd of November with the participation also of tennis legend Gabriela Sabatini. Nadal and Ruud are on fantastic terms with the Norwegian player orphan training at his Academy in Majorca.
Rafael Nadal in 2022
Currently the world no.2, Rafael played his last match on the 15th of November when he was overcome by world no.6 Felix Auger-Aliassime 6-3 6-4 in the round robin in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).
At the moment, during this season Nadal has a composed 38-8 match record. The Spaniard clinched 4 titles in 2022 in Melbourne, Australian Open, Acapulco and French Open. Rafael was the runner-up in Indian Wells.
Casper Ruud in 2022
LLWLLWWWLW At the moment ranked no.4, Ruud played his last match on the 15th of November when he overcame world no.9 Taylor Fritz 6-3 4-6 7-6(6) in the round robin in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).
This year Ruud has a 50-20 win-loss record. Ruud clinched 3 titles in 2022 in Buenos Aires, Geneva and Gstaad. The Norwegian was the finalist in Miami, at the French Open and at the U.S. Open.
Rafael Nadal and Casper Ruud played each other only on 1 occasion. Their record is 1-0 for Nadal. When they played, Rafael Nadal won 6-3 6-3 6-0 in the final in Paris (French Open) on the 5th of June 2022.
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Rafael Nadal and Casper Ruud |
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