World No. 2, Rafael Nadal begins his bid for a third Acapulco crown when he takes in Germany’s Mischa Zverev in the first round on Tuesday.
Date: February 26, 2019
Match time: Rafa is third match on Center Court. Around 8 PM local time / 9 PM EST – New York, Montreal / Wednesday 2 AM GMT – United Kingdom / Wednesday 3 AM CET – Spain, France, Germany, Italy / Wednesday 11 AM AEDT – Melbourne. To convert to your local time, use this website.
The top seed has beaten his fellow left-hander in straight sets in two previous FedEx ATP Head2Head meetings, including the first round in Acapulco two years ago.
| Year | Event | Surface | RND | Winner | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Acapulco Mexico |
Outdoor Hard | R32 | Rafael Nadal |
64 63
|
| 2017 | Brisbane Australia |
Outdoor Hard | R16 | Rafael Nadal |
61 61
|
Rafa has a stellar 14-1 win-loss at Acapulco. The Spaniard took his only loss at the event in his most recent match, falling in straight sets in the 2017 final to Querrey. He is playing just his second event of 2019, after his finalist showing at the Australian Open.
Our champ is looking to claim his 81st career title this week, but a first since winning the Rogers Cup in Toronto last August.
Good luck & Vamos Rafa!
Source: ATP Tour
If Rafa has hurt his hand, it’s not looking obvious. He’s playing steady so far which is good news.
Rafa good luck vamosssssssssssss this year is yours.💪🍿👎😘😍🎾🎾🎾🎾🎾🎾🎾🎾🎾🎾👍😘💪❤️
OLA OLA OLA OLA OLA OLA & VAMOS SWEETHEART!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) GOOD EVENING !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) ALCOPULCO HERE WE COME!!!!!! : ) CI……..CI……..CI……… 🙂 : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) : ) HAVE FUN AND ENJOY EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) ENJOY YOUR MATCH AND HAVE A BEAUTIFUL TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) IT WILL BE A GREAT MATCH FOR YOU !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) LOTS OF LOVE & HAPPINESS & VAMOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) VAMOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) VAMOS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) WE LOVE YOU SWEETHEART AND YOU ARE ONE PRECIOUS TENNIS PLAYER RAFA NADAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) HAVE A GREAT EVENING AND A BEAUTIFUL WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : ) XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOX
Ugh, I heard that Rafa hurt his left hand in training. Did anyone else hear that? I am not expecting too much from this tourney. I just want him to play well and stay uninjured.
Good luck and Vamos Rafa <3
Brake a leg!
Vamos Rafa!
Go get ’em champ!