Spain's Nadeau defeated Norway's Rutte 7-5 in straight sets at the ATP year-end tournament in Turin on Thursday, ushering in
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The first win since, ending a losing streak and ending the season with a victory.
Nadeau, seeded first, was determined to win the year-end tournament for the first time, but after two consecutive defeats in the opening round of the group stage and an early exit, he regained his form against Rutgers in the final round of the group stage on Thursday, scoring 37 winning points and achieving a 93% success rate on his debut, which took him one hour and 43 minutes to achieve his first win of the year-end tournament, and also the first victory of the year for the team.
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They ended the season with a win, ending a four-game losing streak, but finished the season with only one win and two losses in the group and still did not qualify.
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I kept training, or I didn't have enough matches, I didn't have enough confidence, it was a tight six months, but at least I was able to end it on a positive note, it was the last official match of the season, it was very important for me, I'm very happy to get the win, and I'll continue to win against the other strongest players. 36 year old Nadal has had a great season, winning two Grand Slams, the Australian Open and the French Open, and has a tour record of 39-8, which is more than he can handle at his age and with the injuries he has suffered over the last few weeks. For a man of his age and injury-riddled age, he's overachieved.
The world number two in the world rankings said: "I won't ask for too much more, two Grand Slams and getting back to the top of the rankings, it means a lot to me to be able to do that at my age; as for 2023, I will prepare normally, keep the right motivation and attitude, I will try my best, and I'm looking forward to it myself". Nadal will be playing some performance matches later on and will be preparing for the Australian Open in January next year.
