Rafael Nadal too good for Taylor Harry Fritz 6-3 6-2 in the final in Acapulco on Saturday after playing a remarkable match to win his 84th career title, the 0 of this season.
Score, report, and key facts
1st set.
The set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that the Spaniard conquered in the 8th game (5-3) before winning the set (6-3).
2nd set.
Nadal in this set played a much better tennis than Fritz and without many problems he won 6-2 after breaking Taylor in the 5th (3-2) and in the 7th (5-2) game.
Fritz was not able to offer any resistance in the last 5 games of the set (from 1-2 to 6-2).
Statistics
At the end of the match, Rafael scored 57 points vs. the American’s 36 points.
The Spaniard served extremely well to win 83% of the points (24/29) behind his first serve, and he won 76% points (13/17) on his second serve. The Spaniard won this match even if he had some problems converting his break points since he converted only 43% (3/7). On the other side, Taylor wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/1). That was one of the key issues for his defeat.
After this match, the head to head between Nadal and Fritz is 1-0 for Rafael.
Highlights Rafael Nadal vs. Taylor Harry Fritz Abierto Mexicano Telcel – Acapulco
Tennis Scores in Acapulco
- Rafael NadalNadal – Taylor Harry FritzHarry Fritz (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
