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The Spaniard Rafael Nadal defeated the Russian Daniil Medvedev, the first favorite, this Friday 6-3, 6-3 and qualified for the final of the Mexican Tennis Open, in which he will face the British Cameron Norrie.
Nadal won the key points in the first set and saved 11 break points in the second to prevail over a Medvedev, who at times showed excellent tennis and at others was unfocused.
The match fulfilled the expectations with which it began, by putting against against the finalists of the Australian Open, in which Nadal won his twenty-first Grand Slam by beating the Russian.
The effectiveness of the Balearic tennis player with the first serve was 68% in the first set, but he took advantage of the unforced errors of his opponent, whom he won the decisive points and won 6-3.
In the fourth game, Rafa broke his rival’s serve and, from then on, kept up his aggressive tennis from the back of the court to make a difference in his favor.
In the second, Medvedev started erratically, lost serve at the start and fell behind. The Russian tried to regain the initiative, created the conditions, but was unable to break against a Nadal who showed mental superiority and saved four break points in the fourth game and seven in the sixth, both long-lasting.
Medvedev ensured his service turns almost in a row; until, in the ninth game, Nadal came from behind and broke to sign the victory.
This Saturday, the man from Manacor will face Norrie, sixth seed, who won 6-4, 6-4 against Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, third seed.
In a match that was decided in the details, Norrie broke the Greek’s serve in the ninth game of the two sets and was intractable with his left foot serve.
If he fulfills his condition as favorite in the final, Nadal will overtake his compatriot David Ferrer and the Austrian Thomas Muster as the top winners of Open titles, tournament 500 of the ATP, which is played in Acapulco, this year with a prize pool of $832,890 Dollars.