A victory in his debut in Acapulco against the American Denis Kudlawould allow Rafa Nadal to match the record of eleven games without losing at the beginning of the calendar, as he already achieved in 2014. A record that at 35 years of age leaves a good example of the high level that the Spanish champion has shown after returning from his injury in the left foot, which kept him in dry dock for more than five months.
First came the title at the ATP 250 in Melbourne at the beginning of the season, which allowed him to gain sensations at the Melbourne Park facilities where two weeks later he added the title of the Australian Open after overcoming two sets of disadvantage in the final against Daniil Medvedev, who a priori started as the top favorite for victory in the absence of Novak Djokovic. All this makes a total of ten games won in a row that put his personal record from 2014 in check.
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Djokovic, on Nadal’s triumph in Australia: “Tons of respect, I don’t take any credit away from him”
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In that course, Nadal started off brilliantly by winning the title in Doha, a previous step to seek victory in the Australian Open. Starting as one of the big favorites to win the final, he reached the final after beating Roger Federer, among others, in the semifinals in three sets, but physical problems and a great Stan Wawrinka deprived him of getting his second championship trophy in the Rod Laver Arena after the one in 2009. He had to wait until 2022 to be the champion in Melbourne again.
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In Mexican lands, Reef Nadal He has the opportunity to overcome the eleven games that have been his best record for eight years, living a sweet moment in his career once the physical problems of 2021 are left behind. The best streak of the Balearic Islands of consecutive games would still be far away, which since 2008 he has held 32, chaining two Masters 1,000 titles, two Grand Slams and the Queen’s tournament.
It further highlights the 81 wins on claytaking into account a single surface, which he achieved between 2005 and 2007, surpassing in this section the absolute record held by Guillermo Vilas, Roger Federer breaking this record in the Hamburg final.
Nadal’s film at the Australian Open 2022: Nine minutes for history
At the end of 2020, more specifically at the Paris-Bercy Masters 1,000, Rafa Nadal managed to reach 1,000 victories in his career (currently adds 1,038), being the fourth tennis player to achieve it after Jimmy Connors, Roger Federer and Ivan Ledl. Little remains for Novak Djokovic who already accumulates 990.
In short, one more example of the recovery capacity of Reef Nadal in 2022, who continues to stalk records and milestones in his career at the age of 35, in a course in which he has become the male tennis player with the most individual Grand Slam tournaments in history, with the 21st in Australia.
The Top 5 points and best moments of Rafa Nadal in this Australian Open 2022
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🎾 Nadal already has a schedule for his return to the slopes in Acapulco
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Schedule and where to watch – Rafael Nadal-Denis Kudla – 1st round – ATP Acapulco
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