Discomfort in his left foot, which has reappeared in Indian Wells as he himself revealed after beating Opelka on Wednesday, it seems the only thing that can stop a Rafa Nadal touched, but by the gods in race and tennis. Imbued with this divine inspiration, He gave a new lesson to nick kyrgiosA player who can you deal by talent and almost always has done, but it is the opposite, and never better for that which is Australian, in terms of mentality and knowledge to be on track. The Spaniard beat him for the sixth time in nine meetings (7-6 (0), 5-7, 6-4 in 2h46) and will play on Saturday 12th time the semifinals of the Masters 1000 Californian. It could be, hopefully, against Carlos AlcarazIf the murciano beat the defending champion, the British Cameron Norrie.
Nadal had the game uphill in the first set (break against), and raised with patience and class, the time is unhinged Kyrgios, flushed twice racket, Had two aces at the bottom (in the first one winner ate) and protested by the intervention of some fans upset that sometimes talked among kicks the aussie. Badly done. But the fact is that again, his temperament, deprived the aussie 26, invited because it is now very poorly placed in the ranking (132nd even leave the desert ranked 101)To be able to bring down the best ever, at the least in terms of Grand Slam titles. He looked motivated but his histrionics prevented him finishing with the unstoppable march of Rafa in 2022 an open 19-0 which is the best start of his careerThird brighter since the ATP Tour began (1990) after two Djokovic (41-0 26-0 in 2011 and 2020) and seventh-best winning streak, second hardcourt (see table). All that when he is close to his 36th.
Nadal’s best winning streaks
victories | Period |
32 | 2008 Hamburg – Cincinnati |
26 | Montecarlo 2006 – Queen’s |
24 | Montecarlo 2010 – Queen’s |
24 | 2005 Monte Carlo – Halle |
22 | 2013 Montreal – Beijing |
22 | 2013 Barcelona – Wimbledon |
19 | Melbourne 2022 – Present |
19 | 2007 Monte Carlo – Hamburg |
18 | 2013 Sao Paulo – Monte Carlo |
Best winning streaks of Nadal on hard courts
victories | Period |
30* | 2012 Miami – Beijing 2013 |
19 | Melbourne 2022 – Present |
18 * | 2019 Indian Wells – ATP Finals |
13 | Beijing 2005 – 2006 Marseille |
eleven | Doha 2014 – Open of Australia |
eleven | 2009 Australia Open – Rotterdam |
eleven | 2008 JJ OO – US Open |
10 | ATP Finals 2019 – 2020 ATP Cup |
10 | Toronto 2018 – US Open |
* Excluding the resignations in Miami SF 2012, SF 2019 Indian Wells and Paris-Bercy SF 2019
“I played well at times, but it’s hard on him, because it changes the dynamics of the very quick point, and draws very strong, especially with the first. In the second set, when I felt I had control, I made a very bad game with my serve. In the third I returned to play well, subtracting better, trying to take a step forward, change a little visual position to put across something different. I was also stronger with my service. You can have problems if you are motivated him. I’m happy for the win. ” So, with his usual clairvoyance, he summed up the Nadal match. Delicia and savings for the chronicler.
Tangle with Ben Stiller
For detail a little more, the first sleeve resolved Nadal after being the first to break the service to the Canberra in this edition of the tournament with a donut in the tiebreaker, but the last point was an own goal, as the good Nick was penalized Carlos Bernardes by a patient due to a violation of the code of conduct, foul-mouthed go. The second part, soporific Truthfully, I let out the Spaniard as he himself acknowledged. And the third, after being embarrassed in their first innings serve, it said in a hierarchy while Kyrgios tangled with actor Ben Stiller, known lover of tennis and diehard follower Spanish. “You tell me how to act,” he snapped. On the track who told him how to play was Nadal, who still has much to learn.
Results of the Masters 1000 Indian Wells.
Rafael Nadal
vs
Nick Kyrgios
Sets:
inside / Total
66/102
64%
inside / Total
58/106
54%
inside / Total
35/103
33%
inside / Total
32/102
31%
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