Rafael Nadal surprises Duje Ajdukovic 4-6 6-3 6-4 in the semifinal in Bastad on Saturday. Nadal will try to go further in the tournament when playing against Nuno Borges in the final. The battle lasted 2 hours and 12 minutes. Rafael won this tournament once in 2005. Here you can see his history at this event.
Nadal 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, Nadal will add € 36,725 to his earnings to get in total € 88,125 in total.
Highlights Rafael Nadal vs. Duje Ajdukovic Nordea Open – Bastad
Nadal’s Interview
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
2h:12
At the end of the match, Rafael scored 86 points vs. Ajdukovic’s 73.
Nadal
Nadal was exceptional in converting all the break points (6/6).
Ajdukovic
On the other side, Duje was pretty effective at converting 50% of the break points that he procured points (5/10). Anyhow, that was not enough to win the match.
After this encounter, the head to head between Nadal and Ajdukovic is 1-0 for Rafael.
Draw and next match H2H: Rafael Nadal vs. Nuno Borges – stats
Nadal will compete against Borges in the final.
There is no head to head record between Rafael Nadal and Nuno Borges since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.
Tennis Scores in Bastad
- Rafael NadalNadal – Duje AjdukovicAjdukovic (4-6 6-3 6-4)
- Nuno BorgesBorges – Thiago Agustin TiranteAgustin Tirante (6-3 6-4)
Upcoming matches
- Nuno BorgesBorges – Rafael NadalNadal (0-0) – H2H details and stats
