2024 Swedish Open ATP 250 Finals matchup - Rafael Nadal (SPN) v/s [7] Nuno Borges (POR)

Who will win


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Hitman

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I agree. It feels like this has been Olympic week. I think he knows this is his best chance of winning another title.

He would like a run at the olympics but I feel he’s putting it all in here. Olympics isn’t realistic to win even at RG due to all the best players playing.

I would agree. Think he feels this is his real best chance to win at least one more title, he has fought like an old lion refusing to let his pride fall into the hands of a younger lion.
 

RS

Bionic Poster
You have to wonder what Nadal is going to have left for the Olympics, he has put an awful amount of energy out there for what was meant to be a warm up event. One of his most brutal weeks ever.
The week was more taxing than I expected. Nadal leaving it all though more breaks don't help either you need match play Nadal will be rustier not playing matches.
 
The drop shots have been the difference. The other opponents didn’t get Rafa on the move enough. Borges did a good job getting Rafa off the baseline and testing his movement and old body more.

Still not over but not looking good for Rafa
 
It is not nice to watch a legend a shell of his former self. I wouldn’t want to see him play the likes of Alcaraz or sinner just to win like 2 games.

Rafa can do what he wants but it still not nice to watch a god of the game now at this point.
 

Kralingen

Bionic Poster
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All in all, disappointing week for me. He got nowhere near the level he reached against Zverev at RG and did not improve really after the Norrie match.
He wasn‘t really that much at a higher level against Zverev— it was mostly some errors and some poor play by chainZ. I thought you looked better in the Norrir anywhere else.
 
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