Rafael Nadal signed a big victory on Tuesday for his first match on the ATP Tour after his title at the Australian Open, thus reaching the second round of the tournament in Acapulco.

The 35-year-old Spaniard defeated the American Dennis Kundla in a straight set (6-3, 6-2) and will face in the next round another American, the 103rd in the ATP rankings, Stefan Kozlov, who is also his sparring partner. .

The No. 5 in the world, broke Kundlas, No. 100, in the fourth game of the match to lead 3-1 and move forward without trembling to win the first set. The favorite also quickly took a 4-1 lead in the second set and then won the match in 1 hour and 16 minutes.

Nadal scored eight aces and scored 36 of the 40 service points.

The Spaniard, who lifted his 21st Grand Slam trophy in Melbourne in January, breaking the record held by Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer, is seeking his 91st ATP title.

Medvedev passes easily, Beretini gives up

Russia’s Daniil Medvedev defeated France’s Benoît Paire in a straight set (6-3, 6-4) in the first round of the ATP 500 tournament in Acapulco, Mexico on Tuesday.

Daniel Medvedev, number two in the world but has the potential to replace Serbia’s Novak Djokovic in the ATP rankings on Monday, beat Benoît Paire (49th player in the world) in 1 hour and 41 minutes.

Italian Matteo Berrettini, the sixth player in the world, left due to fatigue after a first set, victorious even if it is, against the American Tommy Paul.

Matteo Beretini left the field 5-1 in the second set after winning the first (6-4).