In the final of the ATP 500 event, Nadal defeated Cameron Norrie 6: 4, 6: 4 and thus has 15 wins in 2022 without defeat. Nadal had previously won the ATP tournament in Melbourne and the Australian Open, his 21st Grand Slam title.

"Rafa" managed the decisive break against Norrie in the first round to make it 3: 2, which he brought through to win the set. In set two, the Briton equalized an early break against himself, but Nadal got his opponent's service games to make it 3: 2 and 5: 2 - even if he had to give one up again.

Nadal with 91st tournament victory

Norrie has still failed to win a set in four encounters with Nadal.

For Nadal it is the fourth victory in Acapulco, he draws level with the record winners Thomas Muster and David Ferrer. It is his 91st tournament win ever.

Rafael Nadal: "Nobody would have believed it"

Nadal's outstanding year so far comes as a complete surprise: he had to end his 2021 season after the semi-finals at the French Open because of his well-known foot problems, a small comeback in Washington turned out to be a mistake, he then had to go under the knife. The question was whether he could come back at all, Nadal explained in Melbourne.

Now he's back - and how! He didn't drop a sentence in Acapulco, Nadal is also climbing back into familiar territory in the world rankings and will be number 4 again tomorrow.

"A month and a half ago nobody would have believed it," said Nadal at the award ceremony and thanked his team for helping him in difficult times.

A little gimmick: In Acapulco, Nadal is now the youngest winner (aged 18 in 2005) and also the oldest (aged 35, 2022).