Rafael Nadal and Casper Ruud are in Latin America to play a tour that will end after playing in 6 cities in 8 days. The big attraction is the 22-time slam champion, who is more than eager to delight the adoring crowd. During warm-up with Ruud, Rafa impressed the local crowd by mixing tennis and soccer. Yes, he can play many sports.
Multitasking Rafa, mixing football AND tennis ⚽️ 🎾 pic.twitter.com/nxGF8D3R1F
— Olly 🎾🇬🇧 (@Olly_Tennis_) November 23, 2022
Rafael Nadal in 2022
At the moment ranked no.2, Rafael played his last match on the 17th of November when he overcame world no.3 Casper Ruud 7-5 7-5 in the round robin in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).
This season the Spaniard has achieved a composed 39-8 record. Nadal has won 4 titles in 2022 in Melbourne, Australian Open, Acapulco and French Open. The Spaniard was the runner-up in Indian Wells.
Casper Ruud in 2022
LWLWLLLLWL Now the world no.3, Casper played his last encounter on the 20th of November when he lost to world no.5 Novak Djokovic 7-5 6-3 in the final in the Nitto ATP Finals (draw).
Presently, during this year Ruud has a composed 51-22 win-loss record. The Norwegian conquered 3 titles in 2022 in Buenos Aires, Geneva and Gstaad. Ruud was the finalist in Miami, French Open, U.S. Open and the Nitto ATP Finals.
Rafael Nadal and Casper Ruud played each other just twice. Their head to head is 2-0 for Nadal. Previously, the last time they competed against each other, Rafael Nadal won 7-5 7-5 in the round robin in Turin (Nitto ATP Finals) on the 17th of November 2022.
You can watch the highlights in the following video.
