Revisiting all of Rafael Nadal's 3 Acapulco titles

Modified Mar 01, 2020 09:11 GMT

Rafael Nadal celebrates his third Acapulco title

#2 2013: Beats David Ferrer 6-0, 6-2

Making his first appearance in Acapulco in 8 years, Nadal reeled off five consecutive straight-set wins over a trio of Argentines - Diego Schwartzman, Martin Alund, and Leonardo Mayer - and two compatriots - Nicolas Almagro and David Ferrer - to lift his second title at the tournament in as many attempts.

Just like it was in 2005, success in Acapulco fueled another trophy-laden season for the Spaniard as Nadal lifted 10 titles in the 2013 season to finish as the year-end No. 1 for the third time in his career.

It was also the last time the Acapulco Open was held on a claycourt, before transitioning to hardcourt from the 2014 edition onwards.

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