Acapulco will dress up this Saturday to be the main spectator of the rematch between Rafael Nadal and Daniil Medvédev, who will play the semifinal of the Mexico Open this Saturday with the mission of winning one of the two places in the final of the second tournament of the year for both tennis players.
On the other hand, both tennis players will face each other again on a court in the final phase, after giving a superb performance at the Australian Open where the Spaniard He took the championship after beating the Russian in a match of more than five hours and a score of 2-6, 6-7, 6-4, 6-4 and 7-5.
Nadal, before having the opportunity to face the Russian, had to beat the American Tommy Paul in the Quarterfinals without problems, because he took the victory with a score of 6-0 and 7-6. In addition, it should be noted that the player from Manacori has faced a trio of North Americans in this contest.
Medvedev, for his part, dispatched the Japanese from 26 years Yoshihito Nishioka with a convincing slate of 6-2 and 6-3 to reach the semifinal. In addition, the Russian giant maintains his undefeated record in the tournament and has not played more than two sets in his three games played.
Now then, tomorrow’s Saturday matchup will be the duel that looks similar to the Australian Open final. Without forgetting that the Russian and new number one in the world, he will have his own rematch where he will seek to beat Rafael Nadal for the first time this season and reaffirm that he is one of the best tennis players today.
Regarding Rafa, he will be playing his fifth semifinal in six editions that he has played in Acapulco; It should also be noted that the player from Manacor is seeking to rewrite his name in history with his fourth title at the Mexico Open to become the third most successful tennis player in this event.
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