BASTAD/WASHINGTON, July 23, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) Sunday afternoon’s one-sided Nordea Open final between World No. 4 Casper Ruud of Norway and World No. 7 Andrey Rublev of Russia, played on red clay under occasionally drizzly conditions in Bastad, Sweden, provided the […]
BASTAD/WASHINGTON, July 22 2023 (by Michael Dickens) It’s not often that an ATP 250 event has four Top 20 players competing in the semifinals. Yet, on this sunny but windy Saturday afternoon in the summer Swedish resort town of Bastad, […]
BASTAD/WASHINGTON, July 21, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) Lorenzo Musetti loves Bastad, and the city and its fans love the popular and charismatic young Italian known for his graceful movement about the court. It’s a perfect match, one that has brought […]
BASTAD/WASHINGTON, July 20, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) What a difference a year has made for Casper Ruud. Twelve months ago, the popular Norwegian arrived in Bastad as the defending champion of the Nordea Open, after winning a title on clay […]
BASTAD/WASHINGTON, July 19, 2023 (by Michael Dickens) The Nordea Open, a popular ATP 250-series clay-court event that takes place in Bastad, one of Sweden’s most typical summer resorts, has returned for its 55th edition with a strong and talented lineup […]
STARNBERG, July 17, 2023 The action on the ATP Tour will be split across two continents and two surfaces this week, when ATP 250 events are held on clay in Bastad, Sweden and Gstaad, Switzerland as well as on grass […]
BASTAD, July 16, 2023 Olga Danilovic of Serbia claimed the title of the WTA 125 Nordea Open in Bastad, Sweden. The No. 8 seed overcame top-seeded US-American Emma Navarro 7-6(4), 3-6, 6-3 in Saturday’s singles final. In front of packed […]
BASTAD/WASHINGTON, July 17, 2022 (by Michael Dickens) Both Francisco Cerundolo and Sebastian Baez, each from Buenos Aires, Argentina, have been playing some of the best tennis of their young careers this week. That it’s happening nearly 5,000 miles away from […]
BASTAD/STARNBERG, July 16, 2022 Two Argentines will go head-to-head in Sunday’s Nordea Open championship match, as Francisco Cerundolo will challenge No. 8 seed Sebastian Baez for the Bastad title. Cerundolo defeated fifth favourite Pablo Carreno Busta from Spain 6-3, 6-2. […]
BASTAD/STARNBERG, July 15, 2022 Pablo Carreno Busta cruised past No. 3 seed Diego Schwartzman of Argentina 6-1, 6-0 on Friday afternoon to reach the semi-finals of the Nordea Open in Bastad. The third favourite from Spain, who is making his […]
