Today, Beijing time, the signing table of the Indian Wells Masters was announced. Among the participating players, Nadal is quite a notable one.
Not only because he has won three consecutive titles in the season, but also because he has appeared in this competition again after several years. And if he continues to be in full swing until he finally wins the championship, he will break federer's record of the oldest time to win the tournament in 2017.
So, do you know when Nadal first dominated the Indian Wells Masters? It was still in the distant year of 2007, when the 20-year-old Spaniard won the cup perfectly with a stunning performance without losing a single set. The specific process is as follows:
First round: bye
Nadal, who was already the world's top player at the time, enjoyed a bye in the first round.
Round 2: 6-3/7-6 (3) Clement
In the second round, the French player Clement was placed, and the Frenchman was already in a state of decline. Nadal suffered a small twist and turn, and the second set was won or lost by grabbing seven.
Third round: 6-4/6-4 Vodashco
In the 2009 Australian Open semi-final between Nadal and Vodasco, I believe everyone still remembers it, and that game is also a famous game in history.
The two also had little score difference in this 2007 meeting. Of course, it is still Nadal who laughs to the end.
Round 4: 6-1/6-1 Ferrero
Two consecutive rounds against his big brother, Nadal can not spare any mercy. Two fritters were given to the former Grand Slam champion, and Nadal continued to soar.
Quarterfinals: 7-5/ 7-5 Chera
Nadal played the toughest game of the whole game. Facing The Argentine Chera, who is also a left-handed player, Nadal avoided being dragged into the seventh and finally crossed the border in the quarterfinals.
Semi-finals: 6-4/ 6-3 Roddick
In the semi-finals, facing the local king and former world number one Roddick, Nadal won the match and reached the final of the tournament for the first time in his career.
Final: 6-2/ 7-5 Djokovic
The opponent in the final was Djokovic, who had not yet won the Grand Slam title at the time, and Nadal won in two sets and also gave the Serbian king his only defeat in the final of the Indian Wells Masters.
Do you still have an impression of Nadal's victory when he passed the hurdles? Do you still know how many times he won the Championship in this opening year Masters, which year? (Source: Tennis House Author: Luo ChengQiye)