Nadal continues to shine and crowns Mexico Open title Cameron Norrie
Spain's Rafael Nadal, ranked fifth in the world among professional tennis players, continues to shine this season by winning the 500-point Mexican Open title after beating Britain's Cameron Norrie.
Nadal, the fourth-seeded candidate, defeated Nuri, the sixth and 12th-ranked candidate in the world, 6-4, 6-4 in an hour and 54 minutes, to clinch his fourth title at the Mexican championship and draw with his compatriot David Ferrer and Austria's Thomas Moster.
It was Nadal tennis 91st career title and his third this season after Melbourne and the Australian Open, after which he became the most crowned major player with 21 titles.
Once again, Nuri failed to beat Nadal, who had collected three previous matches, all of which the Spanish player had won.
Nadal: My fourth title in Mexico is more important than the first
Spain's Rafael Nadal , ranked fifth in the world among professional tennis players, said he values his fourth Mexican Open title more than he did in 2005, when he was immersed and participating in the tournament after receiving a WildCard.
"It's been a lot of years," Nadal said after being crowned Mexico Open at the expense of Britain's Cameron Nuri 6-4, 6-4 to claim his 91st career title. "The title was something new at the time, but now it's worth more to me than i was 18."
Winning his fourth Mexico Open title, Nadal tied with his compatriot David Ferrer and Austrian Open Nadal thomas Mostert.
"There are a lot of tournaments that have made a difference in my career, but Mexico has always welcomed me greatly," Nadal said. I'm sure the audience will remember me well when I can't come back."
"I didn't lose any set in the tournament and I was in good physical shape," Nadal said, although he acknowledged that he did not perform his best in the final and that Nuri was better than him.
Nadal, who won his third title of the season in Mexico after Melbourne and the Australian Open Nadal , after which he became the most decorated player in 21 majors, said he could assess what he had achieved when his career ended, which he said was much better than he had imagined.
"First, we must value the luck we have as professional tennis players," he said. I was able to turn my hobby into a business even though I never considered it a job."