Less than a month ago he had to come back from a two-set deficit to achieve the victory that guaranteed him a historic win in the Australian Championship, but this morning (Saturday) Rafael Nadal already had much less difficulty against Daniel Medvedev, en route to a 3: 6, 3: 6 victory and qualifying for the Acapulco tournament final. There he will meet Cameron Nuri.
The all-time Grand Slam all-time winner prevented a break in all 11 opportunities his Russian rival had, which would soon rise to the top of the world rankings. One break in the first set, and two more in the second set, stopped Landal from improving the best season opener of his career to 14 wins versus 0 losses in 2022. The Spaniard is far from another victory from his fourth win in the Acapulco tournament.
His opponent in the final will be, as mentioned, the British Cameron Nuri (12) who defeated Stefanos Tsitsipas (4, Greece) 4: 6, 4: 6. Nuri knew how to break just in time in each of the two systems – in a 4: 4 situation – and arranged a meeting with Nadal, which he has not yet been able to win in the three meetings that have taken place between them so far, all in 2021. The final will be held tomorrow at 5:00.