Points won by each set: [ 25-14, 25-8 ]
Points won directly behind the serve:
30% Nadal – 11 of 36
2% Montanes – 1 of 36

52 minutes – the shortest final won by Nadal in his stellar career. The 18 year-old Mallorcan [39] claimed his second title within two weeks in Acapulco, and he didn’t repeat a mistake from the final he’d played seven days before, when he led 6-0 4:0 against similar player to Montanes (Alberto Martin) – Rafa lost his concentration then, and needed three sets. Against Montanes [95], Rafa was merciless, entirely focused from start to finish, and ready to put his career onto another level in his next event as he almost triumphed in Miami!

Nadal’s route to his 3rd title:
1 Alex Calatrava 6-4, 6-4
2 Santiago Ventura 7-6(0), 6-2
Q Guillermo Canas 7-5, 6-3
S Mariano Puerta 6-4, 6-1
W Albert Montanes 6-1, 6-0