Nadal, Ruud to join forces for Bastad doubles

Rafael Nadal and Casper Ruud will partner for doubles at this month’s Nordea Open, the tournament announced Wednesday.

The Spaniard is making a grand return to the Bastad ATP 250, where he has not competed since he won the 2005 title. Already on the singles entry list, Nadal and 2021 champion Ruud will join forces for the first time. The Nordea Open runs from 15-21 July.

Nadal downed the Norwegian in the 2022 Roland Garros final to collect a record-extending 14th trophy on the Parisian clay. Later that year, Nadal improved to 2-0 in his Lexus ATP Head2Head series with Ruud by defeating him in the round robin stage of the Nitto ATP Finals.

Nadal will play singles and doubles at the 2024 Paris Olympics, where he will partner the No. 3 in the PIF ATP Rankings. Carlos Alcaraz. A 92-time tour-level titlist, who has also won 11 doubles titles, Nadal withdrew from Wimbledon in an effort to stay on clay ahead of his final Olympics.

Ruud is competing in Wimbledon doubles this fortnight with William Blumberg.

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