Unstoppable Nadal powers past Kudla in the 1st round. HIGHLIGHTS – ACAPULCO RESULTS

ABIERTO MEXICANO TELCEL - ACAPULCO DRAW AND RESULTS. Nadal rolls over Kudla to compete against Stefan Kozlov in the 2nd round

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Luke Meyer
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Prediction and head to head Rafael Nadal vs. Denis Kudla

Rafael Nadal exterminates Denis Kudla 6-3 6-2 in the 1st round in Acapulco on Tuesday after playing a tremendous match to deal with Stefan Kozlov in the 2nd round. The match lasted 1 hour and 16 minutes. Rafael won this tournament 3 times in 2005, 2013 and 2020. Here you can see his history at this event.

Nadal
Acapulco
Nadal's Record

Nadal added to his prize money $ 11,450 after winning this match. He has won already $ 24,540 after this win. If he wins the next match, Nadal will add $ 21,435 to his earnings to get in total $ 45,975 in total.

Highlights Rafael Nadal vs. Denis Kudla Abierto Mexicano Telcel – Acapulco

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Nadal
Kudla
Rafael Nadal
6-3 6-2
1h:16
Denis Kudla
61
61
Total points
35
35
26
26
Winners
24
24
43%
43%
Ratio Winners
69%
69%
-- Serve --
8
8
Aces
4
4
0
0
Double Faults
4
4
68%
68%
1st in
63%
63%
96%
96%
1st won
69%
69%
26/27
26/27
1st won
24/35
24/35
77%
77%
2nd won
33%
33%
10/13
10/13
2nd won
7/21
7/21
-- Break Points --
3/5
3/5
Total
0/0
0/0
60%
60%
Won
0%
0%
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At the end of the match, Rafael scored 61 points vs. Denis’s 35.

Nadal

Rafael served very well to win 96% of the points (26/27) behind his first serve, and he won 77% points (10/13) on his second serve. Nadal was effective when converting 60% of the break points that he conquered (3/5).

Kudla

On the other side, the American wasn’t able to conquer any break point (0/0). That was one of the key issues for his loss.

After this match, the head to head between Nadal and Kudla is 1-0 for Rafael.

Draw and next match H2H: Rafael Nadal vs. Stefan Kozlov – stats

Nadal will square off with Kozlov in the 2nd round.

There is no head to head record between Rafael Nadal and Stefan Kozlov since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.

Rafael Nadal Draw info

Live score progression and stats

The set was pretty even as both players managed to hold serve with the notable exception of 1 break that Rafael clinched in the 4th game (3-1) prior to ultimately winning the set (6-3).

The Spaniard converted 33% of his break points (1/3). He had 3 break points opportunities in the 2nd (1-0 30-40 and 40-A) and the 4th game (2-1 30-40). On the other side, Rafael didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 47 points. Nadal was the one to win the set after conquering 11 points more than Kudla (29-18). Rafael was extremely solid on serve to drop just 2 points (20-2). In addition, on the other side, Kudla conceded 9 points on serve (16-9).

The Spaniard in this set was in much better shape than Kudla and without too much hustling he won 6-2 after breaking Denis in the 3rd (2-1) and in the 5th (4-1) game.

It is worth noting that a pivotal stage of the set was when Rafael won 5 consecutive games in the 2nd set so as to bring the scoreline from 0-1 to 5-1.

The Spaniard was perfect in converting all his break points in the 3rd (1-1 40-A) and the 4th game (3-1 15-40). On the other side, Nadal didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They contested 49 points. Nadal was the winner of the set after clinching 15 more points than Denis (32-17). The Spaniard was extremely solid on serve to drop just 2 points (16-2). Regarding the other side of the net, the American conceded 16 points on serve (15-16).

 

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