When Rafael Nadal and Casper Ruud won their match against Theo Arribage and Roman Safiullin on Wednesday, the Spaniard was thrilled to hear the nickname “Ruudal” for them.
With their 6-1, 6-4 victory over Guido Andreozzi and Miguel Reyes-Varela in the opening round, Nadal and Ruud have had an excellent start to their partnership. On Wednesday, they got the win over Arribage and Safiullin in an incredible match.
After the match, Nadal was questioned about his relationship with Ruud and their new nickname. Hearing the term “Ruudal,” Nadal was delighted and declared that, after “Fedal,” he now had a new name to bear. When the Spaniard and Roger Federer played doubles together, their team was called Fedal.
Nadal laughed after hearing the name and said: “Yeah, yeah that’s didn’t know man. But, well yeah, I mean I have ‘Fedal’ and now ‘Ruudal.”
Nadal/Ruud def Arribage/Safiilin 6-4 3-6 12-10 (saving a match point) in Bastad QF
Funny on court interview exchanges
Ruud: “When you can’t win singles…”
Nadal: Yeah, yeah…that’s…I didn’t know man. But, well yeah, I mean I have ‘Fedal’ and now ‘Ruudal’ 😂
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Nadal in Bastad, ranking, and results in 2024
Currently ranked no.261, the Spaniard has an overall 8-5 record in 2024. Nadal is competing in Bastad where he ousted the world no.461 Leo Borg 6-3 6-4.
Rafael Nadal will fight against the world no.42 Cameron Norrie in the 2nd round on Thursday at 2:30 pm on CENTRE COURT. Their current head to head is 4-1 for Nadal.
Nadal 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)
Casper Ruud in 2024
LLWLWWWWWW Ranked no.9, the Norwegian played his last match on the 17th of July when he was overcome by world no.85 Thiago Moura Monteiro 6-3 6-3 in the 2nd round in Bastad (draw).
At the moment, during this season the Norwegian owns a 40-12 win-loss record. Casper has won 2 titles in 2024 in Barcelona and Geneva. Ruud reached the final in Los Cabos, Acapulco and Monte-Carlo.
Casper Ruud will compete against the world no.72 Thiago Seyboth Wild in the final. Their actual head to head record is 1-0 for Seyboth Wild.
The Norwegian conquered 2 titles in 2024 in Barcelona and Geneva. The Norwegian got to the final in Los Cabos (Mifel Tennis Open), in Acapulco (Abierto Mexicano Telcel) and in Monte-Carlo (Monte-Carlo Rolex Masters).
The Norwegian won 12 titles in his career: 1 on hard courts and 11 on clay courts. (See the list of his titles)
Rafael Nadal and Casper Ruud squared off just 2 times. Their actual record 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) in November 2022.
You can see them in action in the following highlights.
