Rafael Nadal never fails to impress, does he? The Spaniard missed the latter part of the previous season due to injury. However, he made a resounding comeback this year at the Australian Open 2022. The Spaniard became the first man to lift an astonishing 21 major singles titles. He defeated Daniil Medvedev in the finals after being two sets to love down.

The entire tennis fraternity was in awe of his performance. His fellow players and tennis greats praised his spirited comeback. Recently, his countryman Pablo Carreno Busta has opened up on Nadal’s success in Australia.

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Pablo Carreno Busta praises the amazing comeback of Rafael Nadal

Pablo was in Mexico where he participated in the ATP 500 Abierto Mexicano in Acapulco. However, he bowed out of the tournament in the second round, losing to Marcos Giron of the USA. Further, he was full of praise for Nadal, who happens to be his training partner at Equelite Sport Academy.

He said, “Managing to win the tournament and apart from that how he did it… Not only in the final, which came back two sets from Medvedev when everyone already gave him up for lost; against Shapovalov he recovered from the two lost sets and in the fifth he won again; With Berrettini it’s not that he won easily, but he did win quite well and continues to show that he’s the best. He is competing with Novak and Federer to be the best in history and it is very difficult for a Rafa Nadal to appear again.” (Translated using Google Translate)

Nadal in Acapulco

After his Australian Open success, Nadal is in Mexico to play at the Abierto Mexicano in Acapulco. He looks in commanding form, breezing his way to the semifinals. He opened his campaign in Mexico against the lucky loser, Denis Kudla of the USA. Nadal won the match in straight sets 6-3, 6-2. Further, in the second round, he defeated another lucky loser, Stefan Kozlov 6-0, 6-3.

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In the quarterfinals, he overcame the challenge of Tommy Paul in straight sets 6-0, 7-6 (5). In what will be a mouth-watering contest, Nadal will take on Medvedev in the Acapulco semi-finals. Who will come out on the top in a repeat of the Australian Open final? Let us know your views in the comments below.