Rafael Nadal beats Daniil Medvedev to reach Acapulco ATP final
Rafael Nadal beat Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 6-3 on Friday to reach the final of the ATP Mexico Open and insure the Russian will not celebrate his rise to number one with the Acapulco trophy.
No wonder the fans are on their feet🔥
After an impressive match, @RafaelNadal wins the battle against Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 6-3 in Acapulco.@AbiertoTelcel | #AMT2022 pic.twitter.com/srm9ny3Drs
— ATP Tour (@atptour) February 26, 2022
Medvedev was unable to avenge his loss to Nadal in the Australian Open final, where the Spaniard rallied from two sets down to triumph in five and claim a record-setting 21st Grand Slam singles title.
🥰 @RafaelNadal fans in Acapulco.@AbiertoTelcel | #AMT2022 pic.twitter.com/3HXajZsOW1
— ATP Tour (@atptour) February 26, 2022
But the 26-year-old Russian departs Mexico knowing he’ll move to number one in the world on Monday. He was assured of reaching the summit when Serbian star Novak Djokovic fell in the quarter-finals at Dubai on Thursday.
Nadal pushed his perfect 2022 record to 14-0, but it wasn’t as simple as the scoreline might suggest.
📢 TENEMOS FINAL EN EL @AbiertoTelcel 📢
🇪🇸 @RafaelNadal vs @cam_norrie 🇬🇧#AMT2022 | #NewBeginnings pic.twitter.com/jLDJwmdbGn
— Abierto Mexicano (@AbiertoTelcel) February 26, 2022
In Saturday’s final, Nadal will face Cameron Norrie, who pushed his winning streak to eight straight matches with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece.
🇬🇧 @cam_norrie just keeps on winning!
Norrie defeats Tsitsipas 6-4, 6-4 in Acapulco, securing his pass to the final🔥@AbiertoTelcel | #AMT2022 pic.twitter.com/Y5uTzrWmyX
— ATP Tour (@atptour) February 26, 2022
Tsitsipas, who reached the Rotterdam final earlier this month, had not dropped a set all week until he ran into the in-form Briton — who faced just one break point in the match.