(Bastad) Rafael Nadal qualified for the final of the ATP 250 tournament on clay in Bastad, Sweden, on Saturday, a week before the start of the Paris Olympic Games, his objective, by beating Croatian Duje Ajdukovic 4-6, 6-3, 6-4.
The Spaniard reached his first final of the season and is no doubt continuing to reassure himself, as he will return to Roland-Garros in a few days, lined up in singles and doubles with his compatriot Carlos Alcaraz.
After having pushed aside the Swede Leo Borg, the Briton Cameron Norrie, and the Argentinian Mariano Navone, Nadal this time overthrew Adjukovic, 130e world and from the qualifications in 2 h 12.
In the final, he will face the winner of the second semi-final between Argentinian Thiago Tirante and Portuguese Nuno Borges, seeded No. 7, in an attempt to win a first title since Roland-Garros in 2022.