Nadal defeated the American post-00s rising star Koda to win 16 consecutive victories at the beginning of the 2022 new season!
Once again, Nadal shows us what the "Undead God of War" is! In the second round of the Indian Wells Masters Men's Singles, when he was 2-5 behind in the decider, he broke two consecutive serves to win the game, and finally defeated the American rising star Koda 6-2, 1-6 and 7-6, winning 16 consecutive victories at the beginning of the 2022 new season!
Nadal did win this game without any danger, his first shot scoring rate in the whole game was only 61%, of which the second set fell below 60%, the overall state was quite bad, but in the final stage of the game, he still took advantage of the pressure of the opponent when he was about to win, with experience and willpower to reverse the pass.
After the game, Nadal carefully analyzed what happened after the 2-5 tiebreaker, "I think the fact is that he became more nervous, made more mistakes, and I just played a little better," Nadal said: "After 5-2 I played more forehand crossings, I was more calm inside, and he made a series of mistakes, which allowed me to save myself." ”
As for Koda's second serve to win the game, Nadal said: "At 5-4 he was making a mistake while I hit two nice shots with my backhand and a good high ball after 30 draws. In the 5-4 set, I did feel a lot of pressure, but I also played a lot of wonderful shots, and he missed a simple front shot at the break point. ”
Although in the eyes of the outside world, the realization of the big reversal is just a routine operation of the big heart, but Nadal modestly attributed the victory to luck, he said after the game: "I am really super lucky today, because I played one of the worst games of the year, I feel sorry for him, because he may be the one who deserves to win more." ”
The match was indeed reminiscent of the Australian Open final, when Nadal, despite conceding two sets first, finally completed a super comeback and defeated Medvedev to achieve a double Grand Slam and 21 Grand Slam titles. "I thought I was going to lose today," Nadal said, "it's a lot like it was at the Australian Open, but that doesn't mean I'm going to give up trying and stop fighting." ”
Nadal also explained his mindset in the final innings, believing it's a good answer to many who are curious about why he always reverses. "Even if I lose in the end, I'll say to myself: Okay, I played badly, but at least I broke two sets back from 5-2," Nadal said. ”
Indeed, although Koda exposed the inherent weakness of young players against the giants, that is, the closer they got to victory, the more they did not dare to win, and finally led to the "lesson" of abnormal play, but it is undeniable that it is with this never-say-die spirit that Nadal can repeatedly win a glimmer of life for himself in adversity, and finally achieve one incredible victory after another.
As a fan of Nadal, Koda said after the game: "He is one of the greatest players of all time, he is in very hot form now, he has not lost a single game this year, and it feels good to be able to push him to the limit." He's always been my idol, one of the reasons I played tennis, he did his best today, fought to the end and completed the reversal. ”
Nadal's third-round opponent will be Briton Evans, and Nadal has officially announced his retirement from the next Miami Masters – the one that "doesn't fit" him, and he has reached the final five times in the past but has been runner-up, which may allow him to focus more on this station and then prepare for the upcoming clay season as soon as possible.
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