Rafael Nadal has scheduled a series of exhibitions in Latin America, and he chose Casper Ruud to be with him. Interestingly enough, next week, Nadal will snatch the world number two position from Casper. The Norwegian player has an excellent relationship with the 22-time slam champion. Casper is used to training at the Rafa Nadal’s Academy.
The Tour will be staged in Argentina, Mexico, Ecuador, Colombia, and Chile.
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Rafael Nadal in 2022
Now ranked no.3, the Spaniard played his last match on the 5th of September when he lost to world no.19 Francis Tiafoe 6-4 4-6 6-4 6-3 in the 4th round of the U.S. Open (draw).
This year Nadal achieved a compiled 38-5 win-loss record. Nadal clinched 4 titles in 2022 in Melbourne, Australian Open, Acapulco and French Open. Nadal was the finalist in Indian Wells.
Casper Ruud in 2022
WWWLWWWWLW At the moment ranked no.2 (career-high), Ruud played his last match on the 30th of September when he lost to world no.56 Yoshihito Nishioka 6-2 3-6 6-2 in the quarter in Seoul (draw).
Until now, during this year the Norwegian achieved an overall 47-17 record. Ruud has won 3 titles in 2022 in Buenos Aires, Geneva and Gstaad. The Norwegian was the runner-up in Miami, at the French Open and at the U.S. Open.
Ruud will play next in Tokyo (Rakuten Japan Open). He will start the tournament from the main draw on the 3rd of October.
Rafael Nadal and Casper Ruud squared off just 1 time. 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.
In the video below you can watch the highlights.
