Our champ defeated the Argentine fourth seed in a gripping contest, winning 5-7, 7-5, 7-5 to advance to the semi-finals in Bastad. The match lasted 3 hours and 59 minutes.
I lost for some moments my concentration, but I was able to hold physically until the end. That is so important for me. Let’s see how I am tomorrow, but today I am alive and in the semi-finals, so that’s very important.
There were a lot of changing dynamics in every single set. For moments, he was in control. For moments, I was in control. But at the end, no one was in control! That’s true, and I had a good chance in the second with 3-0. Then I was very close to losing the match in the second set.
In the third I was ahead again with 5-2, but he’s a great fighter and he played a great match. I wish him all the very best for the rest of the season.
Rafa Nadal
Rafa will next face Croatian qualifier Duje Ajdukovic. It will be his first semifinal since withdrawing from Wimbledon 2022.
Source: ATP Tour
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