Published on 07/18/2024 9:18 PM by Jérémy Ernou | Modified on 07/18/2024 at 9:19 PM in Tennis Predictions
Facing Mariano Navone in the quarter-finals this Friday, Rafael Nadal will have the opportunity to secure his ticket to his first semi-final of the season.
With his main objective since his elimination at Roland Garros being to prepare for the Paris Olympic Games, Rafael Nadal has worked hard in recent weeks. His training partners did not hesitate to say that Rafa had gained momentum during the preparation and that they had been impressed by the level of play offered by the Majorcan. Good feelings that Rafael Nadal has confirmed since the start of the Bastad tournament. First facing the Swede Leo Borg, the Spaniard dominated the debates easily before putting in a much more solid performance against Cameron Norrie in the previous round. Physically in good shape, Rafael Nadal has found some feeling in his game and the Majorcan knows that he will have to raise his level of play again this Friday against Mariano Navone.
Among the great surprises of the start of the season, the Argentinian has since fallen into line. A finalist in Rio de Janeiro and Bucharest, as well as a semi-finalist in Marrakech, the South American tennis player has shown great abilities on clay in 2024, even if his performances in more competitive tournaments have been mixed. After 3 losses in as many matches on grass, Mariano Navone is pleased to return to clay this week, his favourite surface. An easy winner over Sumit Nagal in his first match, the 36th player in the world will be able to face one of his idols this Friday with a place in the last four at stake.
2024-07-18 19:18:00
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