What an amazing start to the year for the Rafa Nadal! Last week, he won Mexican Open in Acapulco. This is now Nadal's third title of the year, giving him a 15-0 record in 2022 so far. At 35 years old, Rafa has never had a better start to a year than this. What's more, he didn't drop a set en route to his title in Mexico. He beat 6th seed Cameron Norrie in the final and top seed Daniil Medvedev in the semis. Amazing! Congratulations, Rafa!
Y con ustedes… 🥁
— Abierto Mexicano (@AbiertoTelcel) February 27, 2022
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Speaking of Medvedev, a big congratulations to him too for ataking the ATP #1 ranking. It is the first time since 2004 that someone outside of the Big Four - Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal, Novak Djokovic, and Andy Murray - is ranked #1. Congratulations, Daniil!
Medvedev took over from Noval Djokovic, who has occupied the top spot for a whopping 361 weeks throughout his entire career. Novak actually played in Dubai that same week, but was upset in the quarterfinals. This relatively early loss meant that his streak at #1 was finally snapped. Will Novak be able to get the top ranking back? Will Daniil manage to keep his top ranking and win more more majors? Will Nadal be able to win more titles (and maybe even another French Open), especially once the clay season starts? It will be really interesting to see what happens in men's tennis this year.
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