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Nadal reaches semis after four-hour marathon vs Navone
Updated On: 20 July, 2024 09:05 AM IST | Bastad (Sweden) | AFP
Navone secured the first set when Nadal sprayed a forehand wide, but the Spaniard quickly regrouped and raced into a 3-0 lead in set two
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Spain’s Rafael Nadal. Pic/AFP
Rafael Nadal fought into the semi-finals of the Swedish Open on Friday as he defeated Argentina’s Mariano Navone 6-7 (2/7), 7-5, 7-5 in three hours and 59 minutes.
The 22-time Grand Slam champion is through to the last four of a tournament for the first time since Wimbledon two years ago. “It was very close, long and tiring,” said Nadal, whose near four-hour victory was the second longest three-set match of his career—after the 2009 Madrid semi-final against Novak Djokovic, which lasted 4hr 3min.
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