Nadal Loses to Borges in Båstad Final

Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal failed to win the ATP 250 clay tournament in Båstad.

In the decisive match, the former world number one lost to the 51st-ranked Portuguese player Nuno Borges with a score of 3-6, 2-6. The match lasted 1 hour and 27 minutes. The 27-year-old Nuno Borges won the first title of his career. It is noteworthy that Nadal will climb 100 positions in the men's singles rankings - from 261st to 161st place. In 2024, he played six tournaments, showing his best result of the season at the Swedish tournament.

The next tournament for the players will be the Olympics, which will start on July 27 and end on August 4. Earlier, 38-year-old Nadal repeatedly stated that this season should be the last in his professional career.