Rafael Nadal defeats Casper Ruud 7-5, 7-5 in Turin at the pool stage of the tournament . The world number one defeated Ruud in the first set in the first set .
Rafael Nadal took some credit for his performance on Thursday by defeating Casper Ruud 7-5, 7-5 in Turin at the pool stage.In the absence of injured world number one Carlos Alcaraz, Nadal, the top seed in the tournament, had started by losing his first two matches in the Green Group.When he met Ruud, he was already eliminated, and he won his first two matches to reach the semi-finals.I have been working well, said Nadal, who has been struggling with injuries since missing out on the Wimbledon semi-finals in July.
So it is.I accept that the season didn't take its course I hoped it would.I finished with a positive result, said Nadal, who is second in the rankings, after a strong season in which he won the first two Grand Slam titles, in Australia and Roland Garros.2022 has seen a rough six months, two Grand Slams, and ending the year on a high spot in the standings.Sponsored by VuukleNadal, the 2023 season is on his mind. Let us try it out, I am excited about it.Norwegian Ruud was unable to break his losing streak against players at the top of the standings, and he lost his eighth straight defeat to a player in the top three.In the final at Roland-Garros in the spring, Nadal defeated Ruud 6-3, 6-3, 6-0 on the Pala Alpitour court, where he hasn't won a set.His service was especially effective, with 16 aces and only one double fault allowing him to go to the net in the first set by converting his first break point.In the second set, Nadal took the action even more brutal on serve, conceding only three points in the set, but only on JioSaavn.com.