Nadal vs Ruud | 2do set | Nadal breaks Rudd’s serve! Finally Rafa manages to break the Norwegian’s serve, the Spaniard leads 5-4 and will have the opportunity to win if he manages to hold his serve.
The fans surrendered to Rafa Nadal
The Plaza México registered an entry of more than 30 thousand fans, the Monumental surrendered to Rafa on his first visit to CDMX.
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Nadal vs Ruud | 2do set | Rafa breaks the tension inviting one of the ball boys to “dispute” a point with him. My emotional moment.
Nadal vs Ruud | 2do set | They do not give in, so far none has been able to break the rival’s serve. Nadal the same things, but Ruud managed to regain the advantage and put things 3-4 in the second set.
Nadal vs Ruud | 2do set | tense duel, Rudd continues to defend his serve and prevents Rafa from surprising himthe Norwegian goes ahead 2-3.
Nadal vs Ruud | 2do set | A long point they dispute Nadal defended with all the service and manages to tie 2-2 in the second set.
Nadal vs Ruud | 2do set | After a duel of spectacular shots, Ruud holds his serve and the Norwegian takes the lead 1-2
Nadal vs Ruud | 2do set | The public surrenders to Ruud after a great exchange, Casper took a fancy shot, which unfortunately went wide.
Nadal vs Ruud | 2do set | The second set starts with Ruud winning his serve, but Nadal responds and manages to tie in the second set. The partial remains 1-1.
The first for Rafael Nadal
After an intense fight of almost an hour, Rafa Nadal ends up taking the first set in a sudden death of 9-7. Ruud fought with everything, but ended up giving in to the power of the Spaniard.
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Nadal vs Ruud | 1er set | In sudden death, things do not change, but Rafa fails with a double fault and Ruud gets 4-5. Nadal takes out the caste and goes for the point to put things 5-5.
Nadal vs Ruud | 1er set | The public pushes Nadal and the Spaniard responds by giving himself up at each point, however, Rudd defended himself with everything and with an ace, he manages to save the set point to go sudden death. 6-6 the partial.
Nadal vs Ruud | 1er set | What a game that was played, Rafa totally delivered and making incredible shotsprevails over Ruud to go ahead 6-5.
Nadal vs Ruud | 1er set | Great game so far, very disputed and Rafa defines with a spectacular shot to take the game and get 5-4 in the first set.
Nadal vs Ruud | 1er set | They are both taking the duel seriously. Neither has managed to break the rival’s serve, for now, the advantage is for Rafa Nadal who gets 4-3. The public, totally delivered to the Spanish.
Nadal vs. Ruud | 1st set | Huge point for Rafa! Nadal defines with a shot through the center, Despite Casper’s effort, the Spaniard held his serve and made it 3-2.
Nadal vs Ruud | 1er set | Very even duel, the Norwegian does not give in despite having the public against him and He defends his serve to put things 2-2 in this first set.
Nadal vs Ruud | 1er set | Ruud countered, but Nadal defended his serve and took the lead 2-1. We will see if the Spaniard takes his fourth victory over the Norwegian on this tour.
Nadal vs Ruud | 1er set | Rafa begins by showing his power and takes the first game of the matchthe screams do not stop in the lines of the Plaza México.
21:45 | All ready to start the game, Nadal and ruud are done with their warm up and in a few seconds this last exhibition duel of the Latin American tour will start. Rada start with the first service.
Rafa enters the arena of Mexico
The Plaza México falls at the moment in which Rafael Nadal enters the court. The public gathered in the Arena of Insurgentes gives a spectacular ovation to Rafa Nadal who is visibly moved by the reception.
Countdown to the duel Nadal vs Ruud
Things are getting ready for the start of the stellar duel, shortly the clash between Rafael Nadal and Casper Ruud. Very emotional game for the Spaniard who could play his last game in Mexico.
Trophy delivery in mixed doubles
The award ceremony begins Trophies are awarded to the two couples who played the mixed doubles duel. The four tennis players gave a message to the public.
Renata Zaraza: “Thank you very much for being here, thank you for inviting us to play these mixed doubles, it is a night that I will not forget and thanks to Santiago who has done the difficult job.”
Santiago González: “Very important to have this type of event, and to have more than 30 thousand people, I hope you had a good time with us.
mexican victory
Renata Zaraza and Santiago Gonzlez come from behind to take the game, set and match. The Mexicans win the mixed doubles duel a Leylah Fernandez y Jack Sock with partials of 6-3 and 6-4.
Mixed Doubles | 2nd Sept | they are saved, Leylah and Jack manage to take away a match point and they stay alive in the party. 5-4 the partial in the second set.
Mixed Doubles | 2nd Sept |Santiago and his show put the Mexicans one point away from victorythey go 5-3 in the second set.
Mixed Doubles | 2nd Sept | Second set very disputed, Jack Sock and Leylah Fernandez remain in the fightthe advantage remains for the Mexicans who have a 4-3 lead.
Mixed Doubles | 2nd Sept | Entertaining battle in the Plaza México ring, the Mexicans went ahead 3-1, but the visitors do not want to say goodbye without a fight and they approach 3-2, taking advantage of the fact that Renata failed in the return.
Mixed Doubles | 2nd Sept | Mexicans are in a hurry quickly take a 2-0 lead in the secondyou before the reaction of the public that applauds each point of Renata and Santiago.
As they jumped onto the court
The moment in which the participants of the mixed doubles at the Tennis Fest took to the ring.
Mixed Doubles | 1st September |The first for the Mexicans! Renata and Sanriago avoid the reaction of their rivals and end up winning the first set with a 6-3 run. Good show that the four tennis players have shown so far.
Mixed Doubles | 1st September |Santiago steals the show! The veteran understands perfectly that tonight you have to give a show and he does it with points that ignite the public. They lead 5-3, breaking serve.
Mixed Doubles | 1st September | The advantage is reduced Sock and Leylah react and put things 4-3 in this first set. The wind that blows in the arena of Plaza México complicates the tennis players at times.
Mixed Doubles | 1st September | The Mexicans managed to break serve, Sock and Leylah tried to recover and were close to leveling things, however, Renata and Santiago return to hold their serve and make it 4-1.
Mixed Doubles | 1st September | The four of them are having fun and are disputing very good points, for now Renata and Santiago have a 2-1 lead in the first set.
Mixed Doubles | 1st September | The Mexicans came out motivated and took the first point, in the second game there was a good exchange and the visiting couple responded to put things 1-1.
Start the Tennis Fest!
Finally Mixed doubles game starts, Renata Zaraza and Santiago Gonzlez will face Leylah Gonzlez and Jack Sock. People continue to arrive at Plaza México and the entrance is expected to continue to improve.
20:05 | The players begin to jump onto the field, start warming up soon to start the exhibition with the mixed doubles match.
Renata Zaraza ready for the mixed doubles
The Mexican tennis player Renata Zaraza declares herself ready for tonight’s tennis at CDMX
The Tennis Fest program
The night of tennis in the Plaza México start with the duel of mixed doublesRenata Zaraza and Santiago Fernndez will collide with Leylah Fernndez and Jack Sock. Later, in the stellar clash, Rafael Nadal will face Casper Ruudin what could be his goodbye from the Mexican courts.
Advantage for Nadal
In the duels of this tour, Nadal has prevailed in three of the four duels against Casper Ruud, Rafa took the victories in Argentina, Brazil and Colombia, while Casper’s triumph was in the exhibition match in Quito.
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The start of the tour
The first date of the tour of Latin America in these exhibition duels between Rafael Nadal and Casper Ruud took place at the Parque Roca in Buenos Aires, there a true meeting of legends took place because Rafa Nadal met with the Argentine legend, Gabriela Sabatini, Gisela Dulko was also present. This is how that exciting night was lived.
Rafa already knew the scene of the battle
Rafael Nadal already had the opportunity to step on the court where they will play tonight against Ruud. The Spaniard carried out a light practice in the morning and lived with some fans in the so-called Coso de Insurgentes.
Nadal and Ruud close tour in Latin America
Mexico City will be the last stop on the tour of different Latin American countries by Rafael Nadal and Casper Ruud. youHeard began in Buenos Aires, Argentina, continued through Chile, although there he did not face Ruud, Brazil, Ecuador, Colombia and finally the Mexican capital.
Mexico City lights up with the presence of one of the best tennis players in all of history, Rafael Nadal is back on Mexican courts and this time he does it to offer an exhibition game in which he has as a rival one of the most promising tennis players on the circuit, the Norwegian Casper Ruudwith whom he has fought good battles.
The stage will be spectacular Plaza México in the capital of the Mexican Republic opens its doors to receive this tennis festival where we will also have the opportunity to see two successful Mexican tennis players such as Santiago Gonzlez and Renata Zarazua who will face Leyah Fernndez and Jack Sock in a mixed doubles duel.
At MARCA Claro we will have all the detailsso come with us to enjoy this night of great tennis.
