Rafael Nadal Wins Mexican Open, Claims Third Title in 2022

Nadal is undefeated so far this season with a 15-0 record.

We are only two months into 2022 and Rafael Nadal has already captured three tennis titles.

Nadal started his year with a win at the Melbourne Summer Set. Then, he captured career Grand Slam No. 21 at the Australian Open, which also broke the record for most Grand Slam titles for a man in the Open Era. 

Saturday marked Nadal’s fourth Mexican Open title. He now has three tournament titles in 2022, a good sign for the Spaniard with the French Open just three months away. 

¡Vamos Rafa!🇪🇸

The best start of the season for @RafaelNadal 👏@AbiertoTelcel | #AMT2022

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— ATP Tour (@atptour) February 27, 2022

Nadal won Saturday with a commanding 6-4, 6-4 win over British player Cameron Norrie. Nadal previously beat world No. 1 Daniil Medvedev in the semifinals.

Winning the Mexican Open is quite the achievement for Nadal, especially considering he only played in seven tournaments last year due to mid-season foot injury. The last time he played before January was in early August 2021.

With this win, the the 35-year-old has 91 career ATP titles to his name. He remains in second place for most ATP titles behind Roger Federer, who has 103. Nadal is currently 15-0 this year. That marks his best record to start a season in his career. 

15-love 😃@RafaelNadal continues his best ever start to a season, improving to 15-0 with three titles in less than two months. #AMT2022 pic.twitter.com/tuv7mmQa8a

— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) February 27, 2022

What a start to 2022 for @RafaelNadal 👏 pic.twitter.com/92waml76O4

— US Open Tennis (@usopen) February 27, 2022

The last time Nadal won at least three hard court titles in one year was in 2013, and he ended up winning 10 total titles that year.