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1. Voo de Mar says:

   February 26, 2022 at 9:58 am

   Points won by each set: | 35-26, 46-37 |
   Points won directly behind the serve:
   21 % Nadal – 17 of 80
   31 % Medvedev – 20 of 64

   On February 24th 2022, the day of an unprecedented Russian invasion of Ukraine, unofficially Medvedev [2] became the 27th best player in the world of the Open Era (third Russian following Kafelnikov & Safin, first born in the 90s). That day Djokovic [1] lost in the Dubai quarterfinal – to retain his position he must have won the title on the assumption Medvedev wouldn’t triumph in Acapulco.

   The Nadal-Medvedev semifinal clash was anticipated since the event inception. Their four previous matches were dramatic including an amazing AO final this year, quite surprisingly the scoreline was one-sided in Mexico, yet the 2nd set would have gone in opposite direction if Medvedev had played better the most important points – there were three ‘deuce’ games, Medvedev lost them all (6, 9, 3 deuces respectively) – at 1:2 and 2:3 he was unable to convert 11 break points (4, 7) while serving at 3:5 he wasted 4 game points.

   Serve & volley: Nadal 4/5, Medvedev 4/8

   Nadal’s route to his 91st title:
   1 Denis Kudla 6-3, 6-2
   2 Stefan Kozlov 6-0, 6-3
   Q Tommy Paul 6-0, 7-6(5)
   S Daniil Medvedev 6-3, 6-3
   W Cameron Norrie 6-4, 6-4

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