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Bluffing, Nadal reaches the semi-finals in Bastad!

By Elio Valotto

le 19/07/2024 à 16h46

Is this player really 38? Is he really trying to make yet another comeback from injury? Is he really sure he wants to stop at the end of the year?

Rafael Nadal once again showed his fighting spirit and self-sacrifice on Friday.

Playing against 23-year-old surface specialist Mariano Navone, the Spaniard qualified for the semi-finals of the ATP 250 Bastad tournament after almost 4 hours of battle (6-7, 7-5, 7-5 in 3h59).

Faced with an Argentinian who was very much in his element and played his game as he knew how, Nadal alternated between the very good and the much more shaky, but in the end it was he who came out on top, mentally.

Bluffing, he will face Duje Ajdukovic (130th and a qualifier) this Saturday for a place in the final.

Nadal Rafael

Non classé

Navone Mariano

72e, 785 points

Nadal R • WC

Navone M • 4

Bastad

Draw

Nadal R • WC

Ajdukovic D • Q

It just shows what a great competitor Rafa is, as let's face it, he has nothing to prove to anyone, but you can't take the will to win out of a true winner.

Nadal impresses everyone: "What a fucking competitor".

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Inexhaustible Nadal snatches a third set from Navone!

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Nadal's back against the wall in Bastad!

AFP - 19/07/2024 14:05

I propose the following changes to the rules:

1...a walķover will not be a loss. We have no control of player's health. If he or she is entered in a contest we expect them to play.

2...an incomplete match is not a loss. If a player forfeits we pick another match if there are more to choose.

3...this also applies if TT cancels a match. TT will not take hours to decide an outcome.

How about leavin...

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It's a shame that so many matches are being canceled. TT ,you are destroying your game ,and thereby killing your app. I don't know how many matches others have had canceled , but I'm at 3 and it's only thursday.

As a long time player and lover of this game , I don't know how much of this I can tolerate. For example I waited hours last night for you to confirm my win and post my points. Every ot...

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This week I have used all my formulas and best guesses to try to achieve the high score jimandlori958 set in our last competition. I am two games short because of cancelations and I need all wins to get there.

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why did tennis tonic void predictions on the match between Grenier and Hsu at the Kobe tournament? The match was played to completion and on time.

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Grenier def Ysu 6-2 , 6-2 at Kobe today and the TT canceled the match.

2nd for me this week.

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An impressive win.. Congrats to our winner this week, jimandlori958 and with a score that could not be caught or matched. I don't remember a 56 in a while with our group. Nice to see everyone using the 2 point predictions. Can't win without 'em.

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Son of a gun, pow. You going for the 3peat? Do it, but I'm chasing and so is Jimandlori. lol

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POWWOW , Congratulations you did it again and by slim percentage points. Keep it going....

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Can anybody tell why going on matches of WTA Final is not included within daily predictions

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