Nuno Borges aces Thiago Agustin Tirante 6-3 6-4 in the semifinal in Bastad on Saturday. Borges will have to play Rafael Nadal in the final. The match lasted 1 hour and 9 minutes.

Bastad
Borges's Record

Nuno added to his prize money € 21,180 after winning this match. He has already won € 51,400 after this win. If he wins the next match, Borges will add € 36,725 to his earnings to get in total € 88,125 in total.

Highlights Nuno Borges vs. Thiago Agustin Tirante Nordea Open – Bastad

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Borges
Tirante
6-3 6-4
1h:09
64
64
Total points
42
42
28
28
Winners
26
26
44%
44%
Ratio Winners
62%
62%
-- Serve --
3
3
Aces
4
4
1
1
Double Faults
3
3
69%
69%
1st in
61%
61%
82%
82%
1st won
74%
74%
28/34
28/34
1st won
26/35
26/35
73%
73%
2nd won
27%
27%
11/15
11/15
2nd won
6/22
6/22
-- Break Points --
3/6
3/6
Total
1/3
1/3
50%
50%
Won
33%
33%
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At the end of the match, Nuno scored 64 points vs. the Argentine’s 42.

Borges

Nuno served exceptionally well to win 82% of the points (28/34) behind his first serve, and he won 73% points (11/15) on his second serve. The Portuguese didn’t lose the concentration in converting 50% of the break points that he conquered (3/6).

Agustin Tirante

On the other side, the Argentine had a tough time converting his break points (only 33% – 1/3). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.

After this contest, the head to head between Borges and Agustin Tirante is 1-1.

Draw and next match H2H: Nuno Borges vs. Rafael Nadal – stats

Borges will come up against Nadal in the final.

There is no head to head record between Nuno Borges and Rafael Nadal since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
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The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that Borges grabbed in the 6th game (4-2) just before eventually winning the set (6-3

).

The Portuguese converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 3rd (2-1 15-40 and 30-40) and the 6th game (3-2 15-40). On the other side, Thiago wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 7th game (2-4 30-40).

They contested 51 points. Borges was the one to win the set after conquering 9 points more than Agustin Tirante (30-21

). Nuno was extremely solid on serve to drop just 3 points (21-3). On the losing side, the Argentine conceded 9 points on serve (18-9).
2nd Set -
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Borges won the set after he broke Agustin Tirante in the 7th (4-3) and in the 9th (5-4) game. The Argentine tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 8th (4-4) game. Nevertheless, the Portuguese refused to give way to win the set 6-4.

Nuno converted 66% of his break points (2/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 5th (2-2 40-A), the 7th (3-3 40-A) and the 9th game (4-4 0-40). Moreover, on the other side, Thiago converted 50% of his break points (1/2). He had his opportunities in the 8th game (3-4 15-40 and 30-40).

They played 54 points. Nuno was the winner of the set after clinching 14 more points than Agustin Tirante (34-20). Borges dropped 7 points on serve (18-7). on the other side of the court, the Argentine conceded 16 points on serve (13-16).

1st
Borges
Tirante
6-3
6
3
5
3
5
2
4
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
2nd
Borges
Tirante
6-4
6
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
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Tennis Scores in Bastad

  • Nuno BorgesBorges – Thiago Agustin TiranteAgustin Tirante (6-3 6-4)
  • Rafael NadalNadal – Duje AjdukovicAjdukovic (4-6 6-3 6-4)

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