Rafael Nadal, Nuno Borges reach the final in Bastad on Saturday. Duje Ajdukovic, Thiago Agustin Tirante lost.

This is what went on.

Rafael Nadal in 2024

Now ranked no.261, the Spaniard played his last match on the 20^th of July when he beat world no.130 Duje Ajdukovic 4-6 6-3 6-4 in the semifinal in Bastad (draw).

Currently, during this year the Spaniard has achieved a composed 11-5 win-loss record. Rafael Nadal’s latest run in Bastad was the best achievement of his season.

Rafael Nadal will fight against the world no.51 Nuno Borges in the final on Sunday at 2:00 pm on CENTRE COURT. They have never played each other till now in top competitions.

 

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)

 

Nuno Borges in 2024

Currently ranked no.51, Nuno played his last match on the 20^th of July when he beat world no.121 Thiago Agustin Tirante 6-3 6-4 in the semifinal in Bastad (draw).

Currently, during this season Borges achieved a composed 24-18 win-loss record. This year, the Portuguese conquered 1 title in the Phoenix Challenger.

Nuno Borges will play the world no.261 Rafael Nadal in the final on Sunday at 2:00 pm on CENTRE COURT. In the past, they have never competed against each other so far in top competitions.

Borges has won 1 title in 2024 in the Phoenix Challenger.

 

Duje Ajdukovic in 2024

Currently ranked no.130, Ajdukovic played his last match on the 20^th of July when he was overcome by world no.261 Rafael Nadal 4-6 6-3 6-4

in the semifinal in Bastad (draw).

At present, during this year Ajdukovic has achieved a compiled 24-21 win-loss record. Duje Ajdukovic’s best achievement of this season was reaching the final in the Quimper Challenger.

Duje Ajdukovic will come up against the world no.35 Luciano Darderi in the 1^st round. They have never played each other until now in top events.

The Croatian was the runner-up in the Quimper Challenger.

He is also scheduled to play in Umag (Plava Laguna Croatia Open) on the 21st of July and Washington (Citi Open) on the 29th of July.

Thiago Agustin Tirante in 2024

Now the world no.121, the Argentine played his last match on the 20^th of July when he lost to world no.51 Nuno Borges 6-3 6-4 in the semifinal in Bastad (draw).

This season Agustin Tirante achieved a composed 20-19 record. This year, Agustin Tirante won 1 title in the Mexico City Challenger. The Argentine was the finalist in the Punta Del Este Challenger.

Thiago Agustin Tirante will come up against the world no.133 Dominic Thiem in the 1^st round. In the past, they have never played each other up to now in top competitions.

Agustin Tirante clinched 1 title in 2024 in the Mexico City Challenger. The Argentine was the runner-up in the Punta Del Este Challenger.

Agustin Tirante will play next in Bogota Challenger (Bogota Challenger). He will start the tournament from the main draw that will commence on the 1st of January.

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