RAFAEL NADAL WINS IN ACAPULCO, EXTENDS CAREER-BEST SEASON START TO 12 MATCHES

Tennis star, Rafael Nadal registered the best start to a season in his career as he breezed past Stephan Kozlov to reach the Mexican Open quarter-finals.

The Australian Open champion extended his unbeaten run to 12 matches with a 6-0 6-3 win over American Kozlov.

He will play Tommy Paul for a place in the Acapulco semi-finals and could then meet world number two Daniil Medvedev, who he beat in a thrilling Melbourne final in January.