Nadal celebrates after his first round win
Rafael Nadal (261st, Spain) has advanced to the first round of the singles at the Nordea Open (total prize money of 579,320 euros) on the ATP Tour ahead of the 2024 Paris Olympics.
On the second day of the tournament held in Vestad, Sweden on the 17th (Korean time), Nadal defeated Leo Borg (ranked 461st, Sweden) 2-0 (6-3 6-4) in the first round of the singles main draw.
Nadal, who is playing in an official tournament for the first time in about seven weeks since his first-round exit at the French Open in late May, will face Cameron Norrie (ranked 42nd, UK) in the round of 16.
Nadal advanced to the first round of the doubles match the day before, teaming up with Kasper Ruud (Norway).
Nadal is expected to compete in both singles and doubles at the Paris Olympics.
In particular, tennis fans have high expectations as he will be teaming up with Carlos Alcaraz, who won the French Open and Wimbledon this year, in doubles.
This year’s Paris Olympic tennis competition will be held at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France, where the French Open was held in May.
The Nordea Open is also a clay court tournament like Roland Garros.
Nadal did not compete at Wimbledon, the grass-court tournament held between the French Open and the Paris Olympics.
Bori, whom Nadal defeated that day, is the son of Swedish ‘tennis legend’ Bjorn Bori. 파워볼사이트