Rafael Nadal reaches first final since 2022

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Rafael Nadal reached his first tournament final in more than two years on Saturday, coming from a set and a break down to defeat Duje Ajdukovic 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 at the Nordea Open in Bastad, Sweden.

Nadal's last ATP Tour final -- and win -- came in June 2022 at the French Open.

After dropping the first set to the Croatian qualifier, Nadal quickly went down in the second set, b