On March 13, Beijing time, the men's singles of the 2022 ATP1000 Indian Wells Masters entered the second round of competition. In the last matchday, Murray defeated Daniel Taro 1-6, 6-2, 6-4 to reach the second round against Bubrique, which was also the 700th win of his career. Murray talked about achieving a career 700th win: "Yes, reaching this number is a very, very good achievement, it's not simple. In 2016, Greg told me that I had 600 wins in Cincinnati. It took me 5 and a half years to get to the next 100, so it took a long time. ”
In the early hours of this morning, the ATP1000 Indian Wells Masters entered its third day and will compete for the second round of the first half of the zone, Medvedev will make his debut after reaching the top of the world, while Nadal, who has won 15 consecutive games, will face the local player Koda, looking forward to the performance of the two of them.
Speaking about what it was like to be in Indian Wells, Nadal said: "Everyone knows indian wells is one of my favorite tournaments, where I relax, I can play golf, then I train and train tennis, I can have my own time while relaxing and training. The weather here is great and the event organization is really excellent. I think for the players, it's one of the most comfortable tournaments of the year. ”
Nadal's match began, the first set, Nadal quickly got into shape, opening with a 4-0 start after a back-to-back break and winning a set 6-2 first. In the second set, Nadal's form declined, and Koda gradually found the feel, Nadal only completed a save in the fourth set, and Koda played two waves of small climaxes to win three consecutive sets, thus pulling back a set 6-1.
The game came to the tiebreaker, Nadal was passive by Koda after a stalemate in the 5th set, and the 7th set was a double error at a critical moment, and Nadal's one-shot rate in both sets was somewhat unbearable. Nadal, who was trailing 2-5, turned on the God of War mode again, breaking two consecutive serves of Koda to win the match, and took a 6-5 lead after winning four consecutive sets, including the 11th set to save a break point. In the final seven-set tie, Nadal won five consecutive points to win the seventh 7-3 when he was 2-3 behind, and then refused to appear in the cold, narrowly defeating Koda in three sets.
In this way, Nadal won 16 consecutive games in the 2022 season and advanced to the third round. Nadal said after the game: "I was very lucky today because I played one of the worst games of the year. I feel sorry for him because he may be more deserving of this victory today than I am, but I have been fighting in the game and finally passed the test, and I hope that the next game can be done better. ”