Rafael Nadal conquers Cameron Norrie 6-4 6-4 in the final in Acapulco on Saturday. The match lasted 1 hour and 54 minutes. This is the 4 times won this tournament that the Spaniard wins the tournament. Here you can see when his history at this event.
Rafael added $ 144,955 to his prize money after winning this final. He has earned $ 314,455 in total after conquering this tournament.
Highlights Rafael Nadal vs. Cameron Norrie Abierto Mexicano Telcel – Acapulco
Nadal’s Interview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kCzKouhjt8
Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners
1h:54
At the end of the match, the Spaniard scored 63 points vs. Cameron’s 53.
Nadal
The Spaniard was effective when converting 80% of the break points that he conquered (4/5).
Norrie
On the other side, Cameron had some problems converting his break points (only 40% – 2/5). That was one of the key issues for his loss.
After this match, the head to head between Nadal and Norrie is 4-0 for Rafael.
This was the 91st career title for Rafael. (see list of titles and finals). Cameron remains with 3rd titles after he conquered the tournament in Indian Wells 2021, in Los Cabos 2021 and in Delray Beach 2022. (see list of titles and finals)
Live score progression and stats
The set was even with both players refusing to concede anything to the opposition. Eventually, the only discrepancy was one break that Rafael grabbed in the 5th game (3-2) prior to ultimately conquering the set (6-4).
Rafael was clinical in converting the only break point that he conquered in the 5th game (2-2 15-40). On the other side, the Spaniard didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 59 points. Nadal won 7 more points than the Brit (33-26). Nadal lost 6 points on serve (21-6). on the other side of the net, Cameron conceded 12 points on serve (20-12).
Nadal conquered a leading position at the beginning of the set after breaking Cameron Norrie in the 1st game (1-0). Nonetheless, there was more to do for Nadal to win the set as the Brit managed to break back in the 2nd (1-1) and in the 8th (3-5) game. Rafael maintained his cool to break Norrie in the 5th (3-2) and in the 7th (5-2) game before conquering the set (6-4).
Rafael failed to serve out the set when leading 5-2 to be broken at 15.
Certainly, a key moment was when the Spaniard won 4 consecutive games in the 2nd set to change the scoreline from 1-2 to 5-2.
Nadal converted 75% of his break points (3/4). He had 4 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40), the 5th (2-2 0-40 and 15-40) and the 7th game (4-2 30-40). Furthermore, on the other side, the Brit converted 40% of his break points (2/5). He had his opportunities in the 2nd (0-1 0-40, 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 8th game (2-5 15-40).
They played 57 points. The set was a huge battle since finally the Spaniard won just 3 points more than Norrie (30-27). Nadal surrendered 14 points on serve (16-14). on the other side of the net, Norrie conceded 14 points on serve (13-14).
