In the early morning of March 17, Beijing time, the ATP1000 Indian Wells Masters Men's Singles Round 4 competition began to compete, and the No. 4 seed Nadal met with the local player Opelka. The two sides had a one-time encounter at Roma last year, when Nadal won in straight sets. Nadal was also even better in today's match, defeating Operka in two straight sets to reach the quarter-finals of the tournament.
In the first set, Nadal saved one break point in the 7th set, and both sides held their respective serves in the first 12 sets, and the first set was dragged into the seventh. Nadal scored five consecutive points after 2-3 to win the first set seven 7-3 to win the first set 7-6.
In the second set, Nadal missed a break point opportunity in the 4th set, and Opelka took the lead in the 5th set before he saved the serve to take a 4-2 lead. In the 7th set, Nadal stubbornly saved three break points to save the serve, and in the 8th set Nadal broke the opponent's serve to chase the set to 4-4. After that, the two each saved the set, and the second set was again dragged into the seventh.
In a match that lasted 2 hours and 10 minutes, the No. 4 seed Nadal defeated world number 17 Opelka 7-6 (3) / 7-6 (4) 7-6. After winning this game, Nadal's start to the season reached an 18-game winning streak, which led him to surpass Federer and Sanshin's best season start record, second only to Djokovic. In the next round, Nadal will face Kyrgios with a wild card.