Tennis Express: In poor form, Nadal reversed the promotion with 16 consecutive wins; May's general Indians were strong and aggressive
In the second round of the men's singles of the 2022 ATP 1000 Indian Wells Masters, three-time champion and No. 4 seed Nadal fell behind 2:5 in the decider, and finally successfully defeated American player Sebastian Koda 6:2, 1:6, 7:6 (3) to complete the earth-shattering reversal and win 16 consecutive wins at the beginning of this year.
In the round of 64, Nadal encountered big trouble in the second set with a 6:2 lead in the first set, and suffered consecutive breaks to equalize the opponent 6:2. In the decider, he fell behind in the 2:5 set, but then resisted the pressure to take four consecutive sets, forcing the game into the seventh and finally winning.
After the game, Nadal admitted that he played the worst game since the opening season, and also praised the opponent: "I feel sorry for Koda, he has been very good and aggressive, it is difficult to control his return ball, he may be more deserving of this victory than me today." ”
"I was out of shape today's serve and front shot, but I fought hard in the game and finally passed the test. My uncle, my family, never allowed me to wrestle, or say dirty words or give up the game, which was told when I was a kid that they didn't care much about losing or winning. Of course I'm happy to be able to fight this win and hopefully I can do better in the next game. Nadal said.
Nadal, who won his 399th career win at the ATP, will have a chance to become the only player in men's tennis history to reach 400 wins. After this tournament, he will take a break to prepare for the French Open and has already stated that he will not participate in the next ATP 1000 class miami open.
The new world no. 1 Mei total won the first victory, Indian Wells strong and open
In the men's singles round of the Indian Wells Net, the North American "Sunshine Double", The New York World's No. 1 "Prime Minister" Daniil Medvedev won, 6:3, 6:2 to solve the Czech opponent Tomas Machac who scored in the off-session, and Russia's top seed who was exempted from the first round reached the round of 32.
Medvedev debuted at the top of the ATP career rankings on February 28, the 26-year-old "Big Three" successor was not surprised, the North American Thousand-rank Celebrity Competition made a strong attack, seized the opportunity to break the first innings of the opening round, and opened the gap to win the first set. The tall and powerful Mei was more confident in the second set, the bottom line was strong to completely control the situation, the first set broke the opponent's serve, 3:1 lead when he broke through again, only 1 hour and 12 minutes straight out of the line, laughing at the first win after sitting on the world's first throne.
Medvedev's best record at the Indian Wells Masters was reaching the round of 16 in last year's tournament, which was extended to October, when he lost three sets to Bulgarian SLR star Grigor Dimitrov.
