On February 23, Beijing time, the first round of the ATP500 Acapulco station began to compete. Nadal, who won his 21st Grand Slam title at the Australian Open, made his debut after winning the Australian Open in this tournament. In the match against the lucky loser Kudra, Nadal won 6-3, 6-2 in straight sets, continuing the winning streak at the beginning of the season.
After winning the match, the 35-year-old Nadal tied a career record – after the start of the season, Nadal had an impressive 11-game winning streak, and he tied his career season-best start record with 11 wins and 0 losses.
Since hard courts at the start of the season are not what Nadal is best at, it is difficult for Nadal to maintain a very high winning streak at the beginning of the season. Nadal's best start to the season was created in 2014, when Nadal won five consecutive games in Doha and six consecutive games at the Australian Open to reach the final. Unfortunately, due to Nadal's injury problem in the final, it is regrettable that he lost to Wawrinka and did not win the championship.
In the 2022 season, Nadal returned after months of injury, and in the first race after his return, Nadal won the ATP 250 Melbourne race, and then won the 21st Grand Slam title of his career in seven consecutive wins at the Australian Open. After winning the first round of Acapulco, Nadal's winning streak has extended to 11.
The best season start for active players was created by Djokovic Djokovic, who has a 41-game winning streak since the start of the 2011 season, second only to McEnroe's 42-game winning streak in 1984. Federer's best start to the season was created in 2018, when Federer went from winning the Australian Open to the Indian Wells final, with a 17-game winning streak. Nadal still has hope of surpassing Federer, but if he wants to surpass Djokovic and McEnroe, it will be very difficult.