World no.5 Rafael Nadal is good to go to play his first tournament after winning the Australian Open 2022 title as he takes on Reilly Opelka of the USA in the opening round of the ATP 500 event Abierto Mexicano Telcel to be played at the Arena GNP Seguros. The 21- time grand slam champion will enter the tournament as the fourth seed. Nadal and Opelka are meeting each other for the second time. The last time they met each other was in the semi-finals of Rome Masters 2021, the Spaniard winning it 6-4, 6-4.
Rafael Nadal is high on confidence in the wake of winning the Melbourne Summer Set-1 tournament followed by the Australian Open 2022 to take his grand slam tally to a record 21 leaving behind Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic. The three-time Acapulco winner will chase the fourth crown in Mexico.
US Open champion Daniil Medvedev, Tokyo Olympics gold medallist, French Open 2021 finalist Stefanos Tsitsipas, Wimbledon 2021 finalist Matteo Berrettini are additionally playing in the ATP 500 event.