‘Clay God’ Nadal prepares for Paris Olympics, wins clay court competition
Sweden Nordia Open Singles 1st round advance
Rafael Nadal (261st, Spain), who is preparing for the 2024 Paris Olympics, has lived up to his nickname of ‘Clay God’ by advancing through the first round of the singles at the Claycop tournament.
On the second day of the ‘Nordia Open’ of the ATP Tour held in Vestad, Sweden on the 17th (Korean time), Nadal defeated Leo Borg (461st, Sweden) 2-0 (6-3 6-4) in the first round of the singles main draw.
He has continued his upward trend by participating in an official competition for the first time in about 7 weeks since his first-round elimination at the French Open in late May.
After teaming up with Kasper Ruud (Norway) in the doubles the day before and advancing to the first round, he also advanced to the next round in the singles.
Nadal will face Cameron Norrie (42nd, UK) in the round of 16.
Nadal is scheduled to compete in both singles and doubles at the Paris Olympics, which opens at the end of this month.
He is currently preparing for the Nordia Open, which is on the same clay court as Roland Garros, where tennis events will be held at the Paris Olympics. Nadal will team up with Carlos Alcaraz (3rd, Spain), who won both the French Open and Wimbledon this year, to compete in the doubles at the Paris Olympics. 토토사이트