|  Murcia's Nicolás Almagro beat top seeded David Nalbandián 6-1, 7-6 last Saturday to win the Mexican Open - his second title of the season following his success at the Brazilian Open earlier this month.
Hitting eleven aces and with a rock-solid baseline game, the Spaniard broke his opponent's serve twice - in the third and fifth games - to take the first set though he managed no further breaks in the second until the tie-break, which he went on to win 6-1.
After the match, Almagro told reporters "I've worked really hard to reach this moment, and now the only thing I want to do is to savour and enjoy it."
Almagro reaches Acapulco final
By: thinkSPAIN
Saturday, March 1, 2008
Number six seed Nicolás Almagro beat Argentina's José Acasuso 6-4, 3-6, 7-5 yesterday to reach the final of the Mexican Open in Acapulco.
His opponent will be top seed David Nalbandian, who saw off Peru's Luis Horna 7-5, 6-1 in the other semi-final.
Almagro, who is ranked 28th in the ATP world rankings, is aiming for a fourth career title.
The two have only met once previously - at the ATP Masters in Paris which ended in a 6-4, 6-4 win for the Argentinian.
On his way to the semi-final, the Murcian beat Jiri Vanek (6-1, 6-2), Filippo Volandri (6-4, 7-5) and Nicolás Massú (4-6, 6-3, 6-3) while Nalbandian disposed of Boris Pashanski (6-2, 7-5), Spain's Santiago Ventura (6-3, 6-1) and Potito Starace (6-3, 6-3). |
