On February 23, Beijing time, the first round of the ATP500 Acapulco station continued, and the No. 4 seed Nadal made his debut after winning the Australian Open, and his opponent was the lucky loser Kudra, who was ranked 100th in the world. After two sets of competition, Nadal eliminated his opponent 2-0 and has maintained a record of total victory since the start of the season.
Nadal saved the start of the first set, and Kudra defused two break points in the second set to save serve. In the 4th set, Nadal broke through the opponent's serve to give a 3-1 lead. In the 9th set, Nadal won the set on a serve and won the first set 6-3 with four consecutive love game saves.
In the first two sets of the second set, both sides saved their own serves, with Nadal taking the lead in the 3rd set and taking a 3-1 lead after saving his love game in the 4th set. Nadal broke again in the 5th set and he took a 5-1 lead after holding the serve in the 6th set. In the 8th set, Nadal easily saved the set and won the second set 6-2.
In a game that lasted 1 hour and 15 minutes, the No. 4 seed Nadal defeated the world's 100th-ranked Kudra 6-3, 6-2, and So far this season Nadal has an 11-0 start, which equaled the longest opening streak of his career. Nadal's opponent in the next round will be The American Kozlov, who eliminated Dimitrov to advance.