Rafael Nadal is the man to watch in the ATP 250 tournament that will be staged in Bastad next week. Andrey Rublev and Casper Ruud are the top seeds.
Here is the draw.
Rafael Nadal in 2024
Currently the world no.265, the Spaniard played his last match on the 27th of May when he surrendered to world no.4 Alexander Zverev 6-3 7-6(5) 6-3 in the 1st round of the French Open (draw).
Until now, during this year Rafael owns a composed 7-5 record.
Rafael Nadal will compete against the world no.467 Leo Borg in the 1st round. They have never played each other up to now on the main tour.
Rafael won 92 titles in his career: 24 on hard courts, 63 on clay courts, 1 on indoor courts and 4 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Nadal is scheduled to play next in Bastad (Nordea Open). He will start from the main draw that will commence on the 15th of July thanks to a wild card.
Andrey Rublev in 2024
Ranked world no.6, the Russian played his last match on the 2nd of July when he capitulated to world no.122 Francisco Comesana 6-4 5-7 6-2 7-6(5) in the 1st round in Wimbledon (draw).
At present, during this year Rublev owns a compiled 24-12 record. Rublev has won 2 titles in 2024 in Hong Kong and Madrid.
Andrey Rublev will play the world no.29 Frances Tiafoe in the Round Robin. The head to head is 2-1 for Tiafoe.
Rublev clinched 2 titles in 2024 in Hong Kong and Madrid.
Rublev won 17 titles in his career: 5 on hard courts, 6 on clay courts and 6 on indoor courts. (See the list of his titles)
Rafael Nadal and Andrey Rublev squared off 3 times. Their head to head is 2-1 for Nadal. The last time they fought against each other, Andrey Rublev won 6-2 4-6 6-2 in the quarter in Monte-Carlo (Monte) in April 2021.
You can watch the highlights in the following video.
Casper Ruud in 2024
LWLLLLWLLL Currently the world no.8, Casper played his last match on the 3rd of July when he lost to world no.94 Fabio Fognini 6-4 7-5 6-7(1) 6-3 in the 2nd round in Wimbledon (draw).
Currently, during this season Ruud has a 40-11 match record. Casper clinched 2 titles in 2024 in Barcelona and Geneva. Casper was the runner-up in Los Cabos, in Acapulco and in Monte-Carlo.
