Rafael Nadal vs. Casper Ruud at the ATP Finals will serve as an appetizer for the Quito Bicentennial Cup | Other Sports | Sports

Rafael Nadal He has no mathematical options to access the semifinals of the ATP Finalshis cursed tournament, the only renowned one that he does not have in his showcase, for which he will say goodbye to Turin this Thursday (not before 2:00 p.m., 08:00 a.m. Ecuadorian time) against the Norwegian Casper Ruud that he does have a ticket for the next round and with a succulent prize of almost 400,000 euros on the horizon.

Nadal does not know victory so far in the ATP Finals, he lost to the American Taylor Fritz and to the Canadian Félix Auger-Aliassime without signing a single set in his favor, in a tournament that greatly resists the balearic, conditioned by his characteristics, on hard and indoor courts.

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The Spaniard will not only be thinking of getting even with a good taste in his mouth for his complicated end of the season, of recovering sensations and receiving a reward in the form of a victory for all his work in recent months away from the slopes and marked by personal problems. He will also inevitably be watching the repeat of the last Roland Garros final.

However, as he has assured during these days in Turin, at the Pala Alpitour facilities where this world tennis event takes place, he needs victory to rediscover the good feelings before heading to the tour of Latin America that will include his visit to Quito, Ecuador, on Sunday, November 27.

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The organization in Ecuador reported this Wednesday that Nadal and Ruud will carry out activities in the historic center of Quito on the occasion of the duel for the Kia Quito Bicentennial Cup.

Guests are scheduled to play a mini-tennis match in the historic center, at 10:00; press conference, at 10:30; and tour of the historic center, at 11:00.

The meeting will take place at 5:30 p.m. at the Rumiñahui coliseum.

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