No Spanish player, including Rafael Nadal, has lost an ATP final in 2022

Not a single Spanish player, including Rafael Nadal, has suffered a defeat in the final of a tournament held in the 2022 season so far. While Nadal has won two titles in 2022, his compatriots, Roberto Bautista Agut, Carlos Alcaraz, and Albert Ramos-Vinolas, have each lifted one title.

World No. 5 Rafael Nadal emerged victorious at the 2022 Australian Open, winning his 21st Grand Slam title. The 35-year-old defeated World No. 2 Daniil Medvedev in the final to win the Happy Slam for the first time since 2009. He also won the Melbourne Summer Set, a tune-up tournament to the Australian Open by beating Maxime Cressy in the final.

Carlos Alcaraz, who idolizes Nadal, won this third ATP title at Rio Open 2022 last Sunday after defeating Diego Schwartzman in straight sets in the final. The youngster also defeated Matteo Berrettini and Fabio Fognini en route to the title, following which he cracked the top-20 for the first time in his career.

Roberto Bautista Agut and Albert Ramos-Vinolas won the Qatar Open and Cordoba Open respectively.

Thus, no Spanish player has lost in the final of an ATP event in the 2022 season. While Nadal is currently playing at the Acapulco Open, trying to add one more feather to his cap, Ramos-Vinolas is competing in Chile.

Rafael Nadal will face Stefan Kozlov in Acapulco

Nadal enjoyed an easy victory over Denis Kudla in the first round of the Acapulco Open. The Spaniard defeated the American in straight sets 6-3, 6-2.

The 21-time Grand Slam champion will lock horns with Stefan Kozlov in the second round of the tournament on Wednesday. This will be the first meeting between the two players.

The Spaniard is in red-hot form at the moment and is currently on a 11-match win streak.

Nadal is eyeing his fourth title at the Acapulco Open, a tournament he last won in 2020.

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