Rafael Nadal surprises Cameron Norrie 6-4 6-4 in the 2nd round in Bastad on Thursday. Nadal will try to keep the momentum against Mariano Navone in the quarter. The match lasted 1 hour and 43 minutes. Nadal won this tournament once in 2005. Here you can see his history at this event.
Nadal added to his prize money € 7,345 after winning this match. He has already won € 17,510 after this win. If he wins the next match, the Spaniard will add € 12,710 to his earnings to get in total € 30,220 in total.
Highlights Rafael Nadal vs. Cameron Norrie Nordea Open – Bastad
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
At the end of the match, Nadal scored 68 points vs. the Brit’s 53.
Nadal
Nadal won this match even if he was struggling to find the solution in converting his break points as he converted only 43% (3/7) of the procured opportunities.
Norrie
On the other side, Cameron had some problems converting his break points (only 25% – 1/4). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.
After this match, the head to head between Nadal and Norrie is 5-1 for Rafael.
Draw and next match H2H: Rafael Nadal vs. Mariano Navone – stats
Nadal will face Navone in the quarter.
There is no head to head record between Rafael Nadal and Mariano Navone since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Live score progression and stats
Both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that the Spaniard conquered in the 7th game (4-3) prior to finally conquering the set (6-4).
The Spaniard converted 25% of his break points (1/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 7th (3-3 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 11th game (6-3 40-A). On the other side, Cameron was unable to convert any of his 2 break points. He had 2 break points opportunities in the 10th game (4-5 30-40 and 40-A).
They contested 73 points. This set was a huge battle since finally the Spaniard won barely 1 point more than the Brit (37-36). Nadal surrendered 11 points on serve (25-11). on the other side of the court, Norrie conceded 12 points on serve (25-12).
The Spaniard won the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after conceding his serve in the 4th
(1-3) game, The Spaniard broke back in the 7th (3-4) and in the 9th (5-4) game to conquer the set 6-4.Norrie couldn’t stop the opposition in the last 5 games of the set when the score went from 1-4 to 6-4.
The Spaniard converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 5th (1-3 30-40), the 7th (2-4 0-40) and the 9th game (4-4 30-40). Also, on the other side, the Brit converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had his opportunities in the 4th game (2-1 15-40 and 30-40).
They played 48 points. The Spaniard was the winner of the set after clinching 14 more points than the Brit (31-17). Nadal conceded 6 points on serve (18-6). on the other side of the court, the Brit conceded 13 points on serve (11-13).
Tennis Scores in Bastad
- Mariano NavoneNavone – Sumit NagalNagal (6-4 6-2)
- Timofey SkatovSkatov – Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoor (1-6 6-3 6-4)
- Rafael NadalNadal – Cameron NorrieNorrie (6-4 6-4)
- Nuno BorgesBorges – Henrique RochaRocha (1-6 6-4 6-0)
- Thiago Moura MonteiroMoura Monteiro – Casper RuudRuud (6-3 6-3)
- Duje AjdukovicAjdukovic – Pavel KotovKotov (7-67 3-6 6-3)
- Thiago Agustin TiranteAgustin Tirante – Andrey RublevRublev (7-65 3-6 6-4)
- Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena – Denis YevseyevYevseyev (2-6 6-3 6-2)
Upcoming matches
- Rafael NadalNadal – Mariano NavoneNavone (0-0) – H2H details and stats
- Duje AjdukovicAjdukovic – Thiago Moura MonteiroMoura Monteiro (0-0) – H2H details and stats
- Thiago Agustin TiranteAgustin Tirante – Roberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena (0-0) – H2H details and stats
- Timofey SkatovSkatov – Nuno BorgesBorges (0-0) – H2H details and stats