Tennis
Rafa – are you out? Nadal loses second straight game in ATP Finals
22-time Grand Slam champion rafael nadal (ATP 2) lost their second match in a row in the group stage. Nadal lost to Canadian tennis player this time Felix Auger – Aliassime (ATP 6) in two sets of 1 hour 56 minutes.
Nitto ATP Finals. group stage
Rafael Nadal (Spain) – Felix Auger – Aliassime (Canada) – 3:6, 4:6
In the final round, Nadal lost to Taylor Fritz. After two rounds he has zero points.
However, Nadal still has a chance to leave the group. If Taylor Fritz wins all 3 games and Rafa beats Ruud in the final round, Nadal, Auger-Aliassime and Ruud will each get one point. Under this condition, places will be distributed based on the percentage of sets/games won.
Note that this is Rafa and Felix’s third encounter this season. In the previous two games, the players won one game each.
Nadal will face Kasper Ruud in the final round and Auger-Aliassime will face Taylor Fritz.
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Source: Sport UA
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