Nadal's Acapulco title was his 91st coming closer to Federer's 103

Jimmy Connors holds the record with most career titles at 109 but Federer's record of 103 is widely considered the more important one as it pertains to the GOAT race.

With his Acapulco title, Nadal has 91 overall which is only 3 shy of Ivan Lendl who has 94. The Czech player holds the 3rd spot in these rankings with Nadal coming closer to him. Catching Federer at 103 seems quite a stretch for Nadal who is not bothered by the record admitting at Acapulco that it's not that important to him.

Asked about after the triumph he said:

"At the end of the day I've always said that this kind of records needs to be measured once your career is over. Today the most important thing is that I have won a prestigious tournament."

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Nadal has already won 3 trophies this season and he could certainly win a few more with the clay season not too far away. What Nadal is most pleased about is that he was able to win an event where there was several top players:

"It was complicated, and I ended up taking the victory. Looking back, a few weeks ago this would have looked impossible.   It's amazing how things can change in such a short span, from not being able to practice and now to be where I am today."