Rafael Nadal mentioned earlier within the week that he wasn’t conscious of his profession statistics. Now, he would possibly need to take a look at them.
The 35-year-old Spaniard defeated Cameron Norris 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday to win the Mexican Open and lengthen his career-best begin for a season to 15-0 as he gained his 91st ATP title.
Rafael Nadal beats Cameron Norrie 6-4, 6-4 to clinch the ATP 500 Mexican Open males’s singles title in Acapulco.
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Nadal, who gained his third title in 2022, together with the Australian Open for his document twenty first Grand Slam singles title, is three victories from tying Ivan Lendl’s complete of 94 for third place for many championships within the Open Era. Jimmy Connors leads with 109 and Roger Federer has 103.
The Spaniard gained for the fourth time in Acapulco (2005, 2013 and 2020) the place he’s a fan favourite. Norrie, who was on an eight-game successful streak, was attempting to change into the primary British man to win the Mexican Open in its 29-year historical past.
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At the beginning of the match, Nadal had a break within the fifth sport to take a 3-2 lead and went on to within the first set in 51 minutes.
In the second set, Nadal had a break within the first sport, however Norrie returned it and seemed to be again into the match, however the Spaniard added breaks within the fifth and seventh video games to take house the trophy.
In the doubles ultimate, Feliciano Lopez and Stefanos Tsitsipas defeated Marcelo Arevalo and Jean-Julien Rojer 7-5, 6-4.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
