On February 20, Beijing time, the ATP500 Acapulco station main match signing table was released. The tournament attracted Nadal, Medvedev, Rublev, Beretini, Zverev and other famous players. Among them, Nadal and Medvedev and others will usher in their debuts after the Australian Open.
Nadal played as the No. 4 seed, and he will face the American service cannon Opelka in the first round, the opponent is ranked 20th in the world, this game is a bad game for Nadal.
If he can make it to the second round, Nadal will face the winner between Dimitrov and Cressy. Nadal and Dimitrov have met 15 times, with espanyol winning 14. And he and Cressy had a meeting in Melbourne this year, when Nadal won the championship.
Nadal's opponent in the third round may be Berrettini or American teenager Koda. Nadal and Berrettini have played each other twice, and Nadal has won them all. In this year's Australian Open semi-finals, the two once staged a fierce battle.
It is likely that Medvedev awaited Nadal in the semi-finals, and the two had a classic battle in the recent Australian Open final, when Nadal staged a stunning reversal after conceding two sets first, winning 3-2 to win his 21st Grand Slam title. The two have met a total of five times, with Nadal having the upper hand with 4 wins and 1 loss.
If he reached the final, Nadal's opponents would probably be Zverev or Tsitsipas. Nadal won six of his nine encounters with Zverev, but Zverev won three of his last four matches. Nadal won seven of his 9th meeting with Tsitsipas.